Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Brooklyn Allstars Lyrics
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Comin' for to carry me home
There was a band of angels, a-comin' after me
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
I'm sometimes up, and I'm sometimes down
Comin' for to carry me home
But but I know my soul is heavenly bound
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Comin' for to carry me home
Tell all my friends that I'm a-comin' too
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for to carry me home
And now they're comin' for to carry me home
The song “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” by the Brooklyn Allstars is a spiritual song that depicts life as a journey that will end in heaven. The lyrics suggest that the singer has looked over Jordan and has seen a band of angels sent to carry him home. They sing about the chariot that will take them to heaven, and they are hopeful that they will be carried home. The phrase “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” is repeated several times throughout the song, symbolizing the chorus of heavenly angels that will lead them to their final destination.
The lyrics also suggest that life is full of ups and downs, but the singer is sure that their soul is bound for heaven. The song encourages the listener to trust in the power of God to deliver them safely home. The song concludes with the affirmation that the singer is on their way home and that they will be reunited with their loved ones in heaven.
Line by Line Meaning
I looked over Jordan and what did I see?
I saw beyond the horizon to a better place.
Comin' for to carry me home
Angels are coming to take me to heaven.
There was a band of angels, a-comin' after me
I felt joyful knowing that angels were watching over me.
Swing low, sweet chariot
Angels are approaching in a beautiful, heavenly chariot.
I'm sometimes up, and I'm sometimes down
I have good and bad times in life.
But but I know my soul is heavenly bound
But I am confident that my soul will go to heaven.
If you get there before I do
If you go to heaven before I do.
Tell all my friends that I'm a-comin' too
Let my loved ones know that I will join them eventually.
And now they're comin' for to carry me home
The angels have arrived to take me to heaven.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Budde Music Publishing GmbH, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DP, JUDGE KENNITH PETERSON, MAVIS STAPLES
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