Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#356

356. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord

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 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]

3 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]

Text Information

• First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
• Author: Julia Ward Howe, 1819 - 1910
• Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, Hallelujah!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; The Church: The People of God; The Propagation of the Gospel; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory; Church Life and Work: City, Nation, World

Tune Information

• Name: BATTLE HYMN
• Composer: William Steffe, b. 1852
• Meter: With Refrain, 15 15 15, 6.
• Key: B♭ Major