Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#536

536. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory
• Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
• Author: Julia Ward Howe (1861)
• Refrain First Line: Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
• Meter: 15 15 15.6 w. refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: God: Justice and Righteousness; God: Majesty and Power; Nation
• CCLI Number: 24133

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Meter: 15 15 15.6 w. refrain
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: American camp-meeting tune (19th century)

Text Information:

Unitarian social reformer Julia Ward Howe wrote these 'more fitting' words to the tune for 'John Brown's Body' six months after the start of the War Between the States