Songs of Zion ‎#213

213. 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 die to make men free!
While God is marching on. [Refrain]

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, 1819-1910
• Refrain First Line: Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1981
• Topic: Songs for Special Occasions

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: American Camp Meeting Tune
• Copyright: Arr. © 1981 by Abingdon