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Verse 2                                                 In the sweet by and by,
        If you get there before I do,                           We shall meet on that beautiful shore; 1/3
        Coming for to carry me home,
        Tell all my friends I'm coming too, Coming for to       Verse 2
        carry me home.                                          We shall sing on that beautiful shore the
                                                                melodious songs of the blest; And our spirits
        Chorus                                                  shall sorrow no more Not a sigh for the blessings
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               of rest.
        Coming for to carry me home,
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               Chorus
        Coming for to carry me home. 2/4                        In the sweet by and by,
                                                                We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
        Verse 3                                                 In the sweet by and by,
        I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,                    We shall meet on that beautiful shore; 2/3
        Coming for to carry me home,
        But still my soul feels heavenly bound, Coming          Verse 3
        for to carry me home.                                   To our bountiful Father above
                                                                We will offer our tribute of praise
        Chorus                                                  For the glorious gift of his love
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               And the blessings that hallow our days.
        Coming for to carry me home,
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               Chorus
        Coming for to carry me home. 3/4                        In the sweet by and by,
                                                                We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
        Verse 4                                                 In the sweet by and by,
        The brightest day that I can say,                       We shall meet on that beautiful shore; 3/3
        Coming for to carry me home,                            HOME
        When Jesus washed my sins away, Coming for              364 When our heads are bowed
        to carry me home.                                       with woe,

        Chorus                                                  Verse 1
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               When our heads are bowed with woe,
        Coming for to carry me home,                            When our bitter tears o'er flow,
        Swing low, sweet chariot,                               When we mourn the lost, the dear,
        Coming for to carry me home. 4/4                        Jesus,Son of Mary, hear. 1/4
        HOME
        363 In the sweet by and by                              Verse 2
                                                                When the heart is sad within
        Verse 1                                                 With the thought of all its sin,
        There's a land that is fairer than day,                 When the spirit shrinks with fear,
        And by faith we can see it afar, For the Father         Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 2/4
        waits over the way to prepare us a dwelling
        place there.                                            Verse 3
                                                                Thou our throbbing flesh has worn,
        Chorus                                                  thou our mortals griefs hast borne, Thou hast
        In the sweet by and by,                                 shed the human tear;
        We shall meet on that beautiful shore;                  Jesus, Son of Mary, hear. 3/4


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