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Text: | Battle Hymn of the Republic |
Author: | Julia W. Howe |
Tune: | [Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord] |
1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory! Glory, hallelujah!
Glory! Glory, hallelujah!
Glory! Glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.
2 I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on. [Refrain]
3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of all before His judgment seat.
O be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on. [Refrain]
4 In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,
While God is marching on. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord |
Title: | Battle Hymn of the Republic |
Author: | Julia W. Howe |
Refrain First Line: | Glory! Glory, hallelujah! |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1976 |
Topic: | Christ: his example; Christ: King; Patriotic(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord] |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Source: | Traditional American Melody |