“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”

Cultural  

1. An American spiritual (see also spiritual). It begins, “Swing low, sweet chariot, / Coming for to carry me home….”

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Example Sentences

In 2020, England’s Rugby Football Union reviewed the context of England’s rugby anthem — “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” — amid the Black Lives Matter protests.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Many paintings and lithographs depict spirituals, such as the 1944 “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and her 1955 “Glory Train,” a.k.a.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022

Chants of “USA! USA!” competed with renditions of England’s rugby anthem “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” while the entire crowd joined together at halftime to belt out the John Denver classic, “Take me home, country roads”.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2019

A doorway leads to a darkened chamber, where the sounds of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” play over a replica of Lincoln’s coffin.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2015

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” floated up next, followed by “Over the Garden Wall,” which, if not 156choice, had the distinction of being sung in New York, as Grant Stowe proudly informed them.

From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell