<P> Alexander Reid, a minister at the Old Spencer Academy, a Choctaw boarding school, heard Willis singing these two songs and transcribed the words and melodies . He sent the music to the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee . The Jubilee Singers popularized the songs during a tour of the United States and Europe . </P> <P> The song enjoyed a resurgence during the 1960s Civil Rights struggle and the folk revival; it was performed by a number of artists . Perhaps the most famous performance during this period was that by Joan Baez during the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival . </P> <P> Oklahoma State Senator Judy Eason McIntyre from Tulsa proposed a bill nominating "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as the Oklahoma State official gospel song in 2011 . The bill was co-sponsored by the Oklahoma State Black Congressional Caucus . Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed the bill into law on May 5, 2011, at a ceremony at the Oklahoma Cowboy Hall of Fame; making the song the official Oklahoma State Gospel Song . </P> <P> 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) </P>

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