Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Daily Bread Lyrics


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I looked over Jordan and what did I see?
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
Comin' for to carry me home

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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" by Daily Bread are a powerful homage to the theme of liberation and deliverance from the struggles of life. The song begins with the singer gazing across the river Jordan, symbolizing the threshold between earthly life and the afterlife. The singer spots a band of angels coming towards him, ready to take him home, which is an allusion to the concept of being carried to heaven by divine forces. The chorus of the song, which is repeated as a refrain throughout, highlights the fact that the chariot is coming to carry the singer home, emphasizing the theme of liberation.


The second verse continues this theme by talking about the ups and downs of life. The singer says that sometimes they feel up, sometimes they feel down, but their soul is still destined for heaven. This optimistic tone reflects the hope and faith that the singer has in their ultimate deliverance from the struggles of life. The song ends with a call to friends, reminding them that the singer is on their way as well, and that they too will be carried safely to their heavenly home.


Line by Line Meaning

I looked over Jordan and what did I see?
I once looked across my life and saw that it was time to return home to heaven.


Comin' for to carry me home
Angels were on their way to carry me back to my eternal home.


There was a band of angels, a-comin' after me
A group of heavenly angels were sent to guide me back to my eternal home.


Swing low, sweet chariot
Come down to earth, heavenly chariot, so that I can return home to heaven.


I'm sometimes up, and I'm sometimes down
Life sometimes lifts me up and sometimes brings me down, but I know my soul is destined for heaven.


But but I know my soul is heavenly bound
I am certain that my soul belongs in heaven.


If you get there before I do
If someone reaches heaven before me,


Tell all my friends that I'm a-comin' too
please tell them to expect me as well, as I am on my way to join them.


And now they're comin' for to carry me home
The angels have arrived to take me back to my eternal home in heaven.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Traditional, Wolff

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