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Class________________ The Faces of Slavery

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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

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Swing low, sweet chariot, comin’ for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot, comin’ for to carry me home.

1. I looked over Jordan and what did I see, comin’ for to carry me home?

A band of angels comin’ after me, comin’ for to carry me home.

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2. If you get there before I do, comin’ for to carry me home

Tell all my friends I’m comin’ too, comin’ for to carry me home

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3. I’m sometimes up and sometimes down, comin’ for to carry me home

But still my soul feels heavenly bound, comin’ for to carry me home

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4. The brightest day that I can say, comin’ for to carry me home

When Jesus washed my sins away, comin’ for to carry me home

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