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The " Battle Hymn of the Republic ", also known as the " Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory " or the " Glory, Glory Hallelujah " outside of the United States, is an American patriotic song that was written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song " John Brown's Body " in ...
Dec 13, 2016 · Share This Article. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” is far more popular today than it was during the Civil War—beloved by Northerners and Southerners, conservatives and radicals, whites and blacks. The song’s origins have long been shrouded in obscurity. The tune is often attributed to William Steffe, a South Carolina native who ...
Having completed this, I lay down again and fell asleep, but not before feeling that something of importance had happened to me.” That “something of importance” proved to be the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” In February 1862, she sold her poem to the Atlantic Monthly, a well-known magazine, for five dollars.
The national hymn first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly Magazine in 1862, as a battle song for the republic. Before long the entire nation became inspired by her text and united in singing the new words with the old tune. Mrs. Howe's hymn has been acclaimed through the years as one of our finest patriotic songs.
Nov 4, 2010 · The last line that King ever spoke in public came from a song, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861. It was a fitting finale to the life of a great American ...
- Dominic Tierney
Jul 4, 2018 · Julia Ward Howe was inspired to write "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" after a visit with Union troops in the thick of the Civil War. This week, NPR inaugurates a new series called American ...
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Jul 18, 2014 · Understanding What “The Battle Hymn” is Saying. The words of the first verse appear to have been inspired by hearing the John Brown song the previous day, especially the third verse: “He’s gone to be a soldier in the army of the Lord.”. It was there, the previous day, that “Mine eyes” — that is “Julia Ward Howe’s eyes ...
