Mine eyes have seen the glory - Sacred Hymns

Sacred Hymns-
(81) Mine eyes have seen the glory
Author: Julia Ward Howe (1862)
Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

The hymn originated during the American Civil War and was widely known as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Written by American writer and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe, it was set to an existing, popular marching tune. 

The hymn has been used at a variety of significant historical events. It was sung at the funerals of American presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, British statesman Winston Churchill, and Senator Robert Kennedy.

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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 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]

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