Battle Hymn of the Republic, The 🕑: 4/4 CCLI: 24133 🖉 Julia Ward Howe, William Steffe © 1861 Public Domain ————————— Verse 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 ————————— Chorus: —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Glory, glory hallelujah, glory, glory hallelujah Glory, glory hallelu-jah, His truth is marching on our God ————————— Verse 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 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 sound 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 ————————— Verse 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 ————————— Verse 5: ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord It is flowing through the cities and the waste will be restored By the leading of the Spirit and their trusting in His Word His army marches on ————————— Verse 6: ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Arise and shine my people see the glory of the Lord As the church with signs and wonders marches on in one accord His soldiers do not falter as for Him they wield the sword His army marches on ————————— Verse 7: ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— O join this mighty army there's a battle to be won Let us now put in sickle for the harvest time has come Countless multitudes are waiting just to hear of God's own Son His army marches on