Swing Down Chariot

October 25, 2018 (Thursday)
The Gaither Vocal Band teams with Ernie Haas and Signature to produce a concert to be remembered. This song, “Swing Down, Sweet Chariot,” is based on the classic spiritual song, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” a much different type of song. This song was written as a fun song, but it is based upon serious visions of Ezekiel in the early chapters of the Bible book that bears his name. You can sense that the singers in this video are having a good time.
This vision appeared to Ezekiel as a powerful imagery of movement and action demonstrating the characteristics of God’s divine nature. It presented God as being on a chariot-like throne, His glory both supreme and immanent, existing in and extending into all the created universe. As such, the whole revelation by God in this vision to Ezekiel, i.e., the cherubim, the chariot, the Spirit, and the wheels, emphasized their unity and coordination.
As terrifying as this vision was, it vividly displayed the majesty and glory of God (Ezekiel 1:28), who came to Ezekiel and the children of Israel in the midst of their Babylonian exile. It reminded them of His holiness and power as the Lord of all creation. The message was clear: though His people were in exile and their nation was about to be destroyed, God was still on the throne and able to handle every situation. The lesson for us today is that, through His marvelous providence, God moves in the affairs of all nations to work out His own unseen plan, always at work, intricately designed, never wrong, and never late (Romans 8:28).
This song, however, is meant to be humorous and a lot of fun.