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Battle Hymn of the Republic
US Army Field Band Lyrics
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He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He has loosed the faithful lightning of his terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
His truth is marching on .
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 truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
His truth is marching on
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
His truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
His truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Glory, Glory hallelujah
His truth is marching on.
The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a powerful anthem that has been sung for generations. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a tumultuous time in American history - the Civil War. The song is a rallying cry for the Union forces, who fought against the Confederate forces to preserve the unity and integrity of the United States.
The opening lines, "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord," set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer has faith in the righteousness of their cause, and they see themselves as instruments of divine justice. The image of God "trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored" is a metaphor for the Union forces destroying the Confederate army and ending the rebellion. The "faithful lightning of his terrible swift sword" represents the righteous wrath of God against those who would destroy his chosen people.
The second and third verses reference a specific event in the Civil War - the encampment of the Union forces around Richmond, Virginia. The image of a hundred circling camps and the creation of an altar to God help to reinforce the idea that the Union soldiers are fighting a holy war. Finally, the last verse references the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and urges the listener to be willing to lay down their life for the cause of freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord
I have witnessed the majestic arrival of the divine being
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He is destroying the wicked and their ill-gotten gains
He has loosed the faithful lightning of his terrible swift sword
He has unleashed his awesome power to smite his enemies
His truth is marching on.
His righteous message is spreading and cannot be stopped
Glory, Glory hallelujah
Praise, praise to the divine being
I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps
I have witnessed his presence among the soldiers in their encampments
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps
They have constructed a holy site for him among the elements of nature
I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps
I can discern his just judgments even in the dim light of flickering lamps
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea
The divine being was born in a place of serene beauty, far across the ocean
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me
He possesses a radiance that can transform all who accept him
As he died to make men holy let us die to make men free
Just as he sacrificed himself to purify humanity, let us also give our lives to liberate others
Contributed by Wyatt Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@johnsanders7884
C0I5 Gaming
USA is a human nation, therefore it’s not perfect. However, USA has the ability to improve itself over time if it so chooses. Our Republic and it’s citizens have a good feel for right vs wrong and we are allowed to express ourselves freely and exercise power to correct our national course. A big problem we have is that we stopped heeding the words of our first President after WW2, which was to stay out of foreign entanglements.
The American Republic was never designed to field military bases all over the world, nor was it designed to handle imperial ambitions and colonies. We were designed to be an isolated self-reliant Federal Union of Semi-Sovereign Nation States governed by Republican Virtues and defended by patriotic God fearing free citizen-soldiers serving in regulated state militias. Free Civic-minded citizens whom can speak their minds freely, keep and bare their own arms, own property, and pursue their own happiness. Like Rome (a federation of Republican city-states interestingly enough), US became an empire by accident.
I honor our servicemen and women who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. I thank them for their sacrifices, they are real heroes and I am thankful beyond words for them. However, we never should have been there in the first place. It was a strategic mistake that quite frankly only benefited China. Saudi Arabia and I suspect China were the main players behind 9/11. Our unnecessary entanglement in foreign affairs is how we ended up there. It’s what cost the lives of so many good American heroes.
The Petro-Dollar system, international finance/cheap debt consumerism, and our taking up the mantle of world police is what has caused most of our current problems, including our slow moral decline. There is fair criticism there.
However, USA doesn’t deserve to collapse. Very few nations in history have handled the degree of relative power we have amassed since WW2 as gracefully and as benevolently as ours. For example, Canada and Mexico are still sovereign nations, the Japanese and Germans are still a people, and instead of attempting to conquer the world we have attempted to build a peaceful union of sovereign prosperous nations to stand besides us. Most hegemonic nations do no such thing. With half of the world’s GDP, more manufacturing power than all other nations combined, and as the only nuclear power in the immediate aftermath of WW2, we could have conquered most of the world if we had so chosen in the late 1940s. Most nations similarly positioned would have made that move. The Soviets obviously would have. My source for this claim is pretty much all of recorded human history.
If the dark day ever comes where the PRC or Russia run the world, I very much suspect the world will miss our era of hegemony. As the expression here goes, you don’t know what you got till it’s gone.
USA is an exceptional nation, I’m proud to be an American, and I love my country. I know America will recover from this and will have another Great Awakening. I believe in my fellow citizens. Both on the left and on the right. It may take some hard times for us, but America still has a destiny and good to do for the world. It’s a real shame to see Americans such as yourself having such a negative opinion of their own country.
@fredguldbrandsen2723
@Colin McDonald
Shamefully neutral!!!
the Lend/Lease Act: Materiel which has never been returned or repaid and by the way how many POW's did the US take off your hands and safeguarded them on US Soil and returned them to their homes at great expense to America?
How many brave Americans particularly Pilots enlisted in the Canadian Forces and never made it home?
And in WWI - Shamefully neutral.
Funding NATO - Shamefully neutral.
The Cold War - Shamefully Neutral.
Every German fighter I ever spoke to said that if the US did not get involved they, the Germans, would have won.
I have been told from Germans that the best thing that ever happened to their family was when the war ended that they were in the American sector of occupied Germany. And those in the Soviet Sector...well you know.
You're welcome.
@rydude1236
"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." The best lyrics of all time.
@vincedangerio546
It’s incredibly powerful.
@jyvben1520
idiot lyric if it is about an imaginary friend that never helps, just ask the families of the million+ dead from covid.
@roberthogue5138
Do you really feel that way? It is good to know that the U S has not alienated everyone. Sometimes it's hard for me to feel that way.
@jyvben1520
@The Last Crusade so 2 million ok
@mercylim8451
Amazing as they sing powerfully The Battle Hymn of the Republic
@GreekAnthems
I'm Greek. My Granddad fought against the reich and was imprisoned in Mauhthausen, Austria in WW2. He was freed by the US. Troops. God Bless America. Much love from Hellas
@jpringle1979
Nothing but respect for the Greeks. Without your philosophers the ideals and our way of life would of never existed. Without your ancestors bravery against tyrants, we not of had the example to follow in the defense of democracy and justice. Thank you for what your country gave us and gave the world.
@WarrenFDuffy
The thing the Nazis hated more than the Jews were those who fought against them. I have have heard it said by a survivor that ' Auschwitz was a holiday camp compared to the hell that was Mauthausen!'. God bless your brave grandad. True hero!
@nachiketpujari257
@New Car Smell bro what