Yes, Lord! ‎#502

502. 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 watchfires 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 being that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy let us live 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
• Refrain First Line: Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Patriotic

Tune Information

• Name: [Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord]
• Composer (introduction): Roy Ringwald
• Composer (descant): Fred Bock
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: American Melody
• Copyright: Introductory fanfare © 1943, Shawnee Press, Inc.; Descant © 1976 by Fred Bock Music Company