Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - American Spiritual - Lyric Video - Pro Cantu | Cape Town Youth Choir
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2023
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - Traditional American Spiritual
Arranged by Alice Parker & Robert Shaw
Performed by the Pro Cantu Youth Choir
Conducted by Leon Starker
Video: All rights belongs to their respective owners, produced by ZDF/Arte TV
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is an African-American spiritual song and one of the best-known Christian hymns. Originating in early oral and musical African-American traditions, the date it was composed is unknown.
The song uses the theme of death to remind the audience of the glory that awaits in Heaven, when Christians believe they will transcend the earthly world of suffering and come to rest in their final home. Specifically, the text refers to the Old Testament account of the Prophet Elijah's ascent into Heaven by chariot.
The stylistic elements and thematic content are highly typical to those of other spirituals. The song is characterized by its use of repetition as a key poetic element, powerful imagery, personal rhetoric, and potentially coded lyrics.
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was traditionally performed as a call-and response tune. Its free-form structure intentionally allows for improvisation and spur-of-the-moment changes made to bring the performers and audience to a state of ecstasy and connection with the Holy Spirit. The melody is pentatonic.
In 2002, the US Library of Congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings chosen that year to be added to the National Recording Registry. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Traditional Lyrics:
Refrain:
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
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.
[Refrain]
If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home.
Tell all my friends I'm coming too,
Coming for to carry me home.
[Refrain]
The brightest day that ever I saw
Coming for to carry me home.
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home.
[Refrain]
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home.
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home.
[Refrain]
Parker and Shaw version:
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
Coming for to carry me home,
A band angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home.
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
Sometimes I'm almost to the ground,
Coming for to carry me home.
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Beautiful. ❤
As the son of an American preacher, I have heard this song thousands of times, and sung it many times too. This is far and away the most beautiful performance of it I have ever heard. South Africa. Land of Music. CTYC. Champion choir.
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down.
Watch and pray, he's coming soon 🙏
Some issues with the audio/video sync.
J'ai eu des frissons..... Merci ! :)