Author: Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 Hymnal: Hymns for a Pilgrim People #303 (2007) Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 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 bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free!
While God is marching on. [Refrain]
Topics: Adoration and Praise; Freedom; Judgment; Justice; Memorial Occasions; Nation; Peace; Second Coming; Social Concern; Truth Scripture: Romans 8:37 Languages: English Tune Title: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
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