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Text:Battle Hymn of the Republic
Author:Julia Ward Howe
Tune:[Mine eyes have seen the glory]

604. 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!
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 sound 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)

Text Information
First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory
Title: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Author: Julia Ward Howe
Refrain First Line: Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1989
Topic: God: Majesty and Power; National Hymns; Judgment
Tune Information
Name: [Mine eyes have seen the glory]
Key: B♭ Major



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