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Bookmark or Share- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Lyrics, Hymn Meaning and Story - GodTube"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is one of the most popular African American spirituals in Christian history. This beloved Christian song rejoices in the future home of God's kingdom, calling on a "sweet chariot" to "carry me home."
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Hymnary.orgAuthoritative information about the hymn text Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, with lyrics, MIDI files, PDF files, printable scores, audio recordings, piano resources, and products for worship planners.
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - WikipediaSwing Low, Sweet Chariot" is an African-American spiritual song and one of the best-known Christian hymns. Originating in early African-American musical traditions, the song was probably composed in the late 1860s by Wallace Willis and his daughter Minerva Willis, both Choctaw freedmen.
- What Is the Story Behind Swing Low Sweet Chariot? - Christianity“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is one of the best-known Christian hymns and African-American spirituals, written around the Civil War period. It’s a message of hope in a time of great hopelessness for slaves who looked to their heavenly home as their only chance at freedom.
- History of Hymns: 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' - Discipleship MinistriesWith a recording history extending back over 130 years, “Swing low, sweet chariot” is one of the most loved, best-known spirituals in the catalog. American-Ghanaian historian W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1863) cited the music of this spiritual at the beginning of Chapter 12 of his famous The Souls of Black Folk (1903).
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