RitualSong ‎#869

869. 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 watchfires 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 all human hearts 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
• Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
• Meter: 15 15 15 6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Scripture:
  Ezekiel 21:14-15
  ;
  Hosea 6:3
  ;
  Isaiah 63:3
  ;
  Isaiah 66:1
  ;
  Revelation 14:17-20
• Topic: Christ the King; Freedom; Jesus Christ; Judgment; Justice; Majesty and Power; Nation; Peace; Praise; Second Coming; Social Concern; Truth

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Composer (attributed to): William Steffe, d. 1911
• Meter: 15 15 15 6 with refrain
• Key: B♭ Major