Lift Every Voice and Sing II ‎#226

226. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

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 has 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 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 sound retreat,
He is sifting out the hearts of men
before His judgement 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 live to make all free,
While God is marching on. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory
• Title: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
• Author: Jula W. Howe (1819-1910)
• Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Hymns and Songs: Social Justice
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
• Composer: William Steffe
• Arranger: Horace Clarence Boyer (b. 1935)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. © 1992 Horace Clarence Boyer