Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#752

752. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

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 the 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 us holy, let us die that all be free!
While God is marching on. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
• Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
• Author: Julia W. Howe, 1819-1910 (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
• Meter: 15 15 15 6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Ecclesiastes 3:1-6
  ;
  Ezekiel 21:9-10
  ;
  Ezekiel 21:14-15
  ;
  Hosea 6:3
  ;
  Isaiah 63:3
  ;
  Isaiah 66:1
  ;
  Psalm 63:3
  ;
  Psalm 66:1
  ;
  Acts 7:55-59
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:1-10
  ;
  Revelation 14:17-20
• Topic: Judgment; Patriotic; Power of God; Second Coming; The Liturgical Year: The Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6)

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Composer (attributed to): William Steffe, ca. 1830-1911
• Meter: 15 15 15 6 with refrain
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Trad. American melody