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Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home. 1. I looked over Jordan, and what did I see Coming for to carry me home. A band of angels coming after me. Coming for to carry me home. (Text from Negro Spirituals by Harry T. Burleigh, 1917) This song has a well-known double meaning. Elijah's chariot is code for the constellation that pointed north toward the free states during slavery. The song has a rich interaction of religious and secular themes, with the oppressed subverting the oppressor. Traditionally, a soloist would sing the first line and an ensemble the repeated phrase of the second line. I emphasize this call and response texture in my own re-presentation.
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