The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration ‎#569

569. Battle Hymn of the Republic

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!
His truth is marching on.

2 I have seen Him in the watch-fires 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 men 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]

Amen, amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
• Title: Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Author: Julia Ward Howe
• Refrain First Line: Glory! glory, hallelujah!
• Meter: 15.15.15.6 with Refrain
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Memorial Day; Patriotic

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN
• Composer (refrain) and Arranger: Eugene Thomas
• Meter: 15.15.15.6 with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Traditional American melody
• Copyright: Descant and ending © 1986 WORD MUSIC (a div. of WORD, INC.)