The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#162

162. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord

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 have read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on.

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.

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
• Author: Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)
• Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ: Kingdom

Tune Information

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