Carry Me Home

For my parents, Pat and Helen Ledbetter, who have already been carried Home

CARRY ME HOME (Swing low, Sweet Chariot) For S.S.A. Voices, a cappella

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Do = G; /4

Traditional Spiritual  Arranged by SUSAN THRIFT

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