Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

There was a Civil War song named "John Brown's Body", named for an abolitionist who was hanged for his efforts to have the slaves freed. Julia Ward Howe was in Washington with her doctor husband during the war and heard a parade of soldiers singing this song. She felt it needed better words so she wrote this "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Later this new version was sung at a large patriotic rally attended by President Abraham Lincoln. After the singer had finished, the audience responded with tumultuous applause. The President, with tears in his eyes cried out, "Sing it again," It soon became accepted as one of our finest national hymns.

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Mine eyes have seen the glor-y 

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of the com-ing of the Lord. 

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He has tramp-led out the vin-tage 

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Where the grapes of wrath are stored. 

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He has loosed the fate-ful light-ening 

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Of his ter-rib-le swift sword 

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His truth is march-ing on. 

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Glo-ry, glo-ry hal-le-lu-jah, 

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Glo-ry, glo-ry, hal-le-lu-jah, 

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Glo-ry, glo-ry hal-le-lu-jah, 

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His truth is march-ing on. 

verse 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.

verse 3
He has sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat.
He is sifting out the heart of men
before His judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer Him,
be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

verse 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.

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