Emmylou Harris Sweet Chariot Lyrics

Sweet Chariot Lyrics

Oh, my darlin'

I have searched the desert and the sky

Just to find you

And take the mourning from my eyes



When I lost you

I suffered and you were sanctified

We are all born to live

We are all bound to die



Swing down sweet chariot

The flesh will fall and the bones will rot

But from my sorrow you'll carry me not

My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rock



Rock of ages cleft for me

I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree

It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea

And it will ring from the rock



Oh, my children

Sorrow shall come to each of us

All our trials

Will soon lay buried in the dust



Long forgotten

But quick as silver turns to rust

Love is found

When the heart is lost



Swing down sweet chariot

The flesh will fall and the bones will rot

But from my sorrow you'll carry me not

My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rock



Rock of ages cleft for me

I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree

It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea

And it will ring from the rock



Swing down sweet chariot

The flesh will fall and the bones will rot

But from my sorrow you'll carry me not

My heart is bound, my soul is chained to the rock



Rock of ages cleft for me

I swung down my hammer out in Joshua Tree

It rang on the mountain and rolled to the sea

And it will ring from the rock



Swing down sweet chariot

The flesh will fall and the bones will rot

But from my sorrow you'll carry me not