1 My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
who is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
And has loosed the fateful lightning of a terrible swift sword;
God's truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
God's truth is marching on.
2 God has been there in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
where they built a sacred altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
God's day is marching on. [Refrain]
3 God has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
and is sifting out the hearts of all before the judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer and 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 whose bosom that transfigures you and me;
As Christ died to make us holy, let us die to make all free;
While God is marching on. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | My eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord |
Title: | My Eyes Have Seen the Glory |
Author: | Julia Ward Howe (1861, alt.) |
Refrain First Line: | Glory, glory hallelujah! |
Meter: | irr. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | God: Judgment of; Gospel Call and Response; Heritage(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC |
Meter: | irr. |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Source: | United States camp-meeting tune, 19th century |
Media | |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |