DAY TWO: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT - ARRANGED BY H T BURLEIGH

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is an African-American spiritual and one of the best-known Christian hymns. Originating in early oral and musical African-American traditions, the date it was composed is unknown. Performances by the Fisk Jubilee Singers brought the song to the attention of wider audiences in the late 19th century. J. B. T. Marsh included an early version of text and tune in his 1876 publication “The Story of the Jubilee Singers, with Their Songs”.

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.