Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#283

283. 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 zhis 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 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 the hearts of all 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 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: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
• Author: Julia Ward Howe (1861)
• Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
• Meter: 15.15.15.6 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 45:2-4
  ;
  Isaiah 6:1-8
  ;
  John 8:23-36
  ;
  Revelation 14:14-20
  ;
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: Jesus, Coming Again to Judge: Christ's Return

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Composer: William Steffe (1852)
• Meter: 15.15.15.6 with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major