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!
Our God is marching on.
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. (Refrain)
3 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)
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 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 |
| Title: | Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory |
| Author: | Julia Ward Howe (1862) |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Meter: | 15.15.15.6.Ref. |
| Scripture: | Psalm 76:12; Isaiah 30:28; Isaiah 63:1-4; Matthew 6:28-29; Luke 2:30; Luke 21:27; Revelation 19:15 |
| Topic: | God in Society: National Life; Worship (About); War |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Glory, glory, hallelujah |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BATTLE HYMN |
| Meter: | 15.15.15.6.Ref. |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
| Source: | Traditional American melody, 19th C. |