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Jul 9, 2012 · Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Our God 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, While God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah!
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 ...
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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 ...
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In this poem, the poet alludes to several biblical passages. The speaker depicts Christ as a savior who will bring peace again in this world. She can see him appearing in his glorious outlook to redeem mankind as he did before. But, this time he won’t be too kind to those who previously wiped humanity from the face of the earth. According to the sp...
The poet composed the overall poem from a first-person point-of-view. For this reason, it is an example of a lyric. There are a total of five stanzas in this song and each stanza contains four lines. Each stanza is followed by a chorus of four lines. The rhyme scheme of the text is regular. And it is AAAB. This scheme goes on throughout the poem. T...
Howe’s poem begins with two biblical allusions. The first one is in the “coming of the Lord” and the second allusion is to “the grapes of wrath.” Moreover, there are some other allusions to certain episodes of the Christian scriptures. Thereafter, in “fateful lightning” there is a metaphor, and the phrase, “swift sword” contains alliteration. There...
Stanza One
‘Battle-Hymn of the Republic’begins directly with the concept of the Second Coming of Christ. According to the speaker, her eyes have seen the “coming of the Lord.” Here, the poet compares Christ as a lord as well as a warrior. She is anticipating the future glory that the arrival of Christ will bring on earth. Here, the Second Coming acts as a symbol of optimism, not the conventional symbols of horror and destruction associated with it. The speaker has also seen Christ trampling out the vint...
Stanza Two
The speaker has seen him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps. It seems the embodiment of Christ is preparing for war along with his followers. The followers have built an altar in the evening dews and damps. As the world is now overloaded with sinful souls, everything appears dewy and damp to the speaker. She can read from Christ’s righteous eyes that with the coming of dawn,faith will be restored and the sinners will be punished accordingly. The image of “dim and flaring lamps” cr...
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Moreover, the speaker has read a “fiery gospel” written in “burnished rows of steel”. Here, the “fiery gospel” refers to the verdict of God. Here, the Almighty has said what He is going to do with the sinners. Thereafter, “burnished rows of steel” contain a symbol of war. In the “burnished rows of steel”, the poet finds Christ’s words. Christ said those who dealt with his “contemners”, now have to deal with his grace. It sounds like a warning to the vicious men who forgot the teaching of Chri...
Julia Howe submitted the lyrics of ‘Battle-Hymn of the Republic’to “The Atlantic Monthly” and it first appeared on the front page in the February 1862 issue of the magazine. Howe first heard this song during the Civil War. At the request of The Reverend James Freeman Clarke, she wrote new words for the song. While staying at the Willard Hotel in Wa...
Here is a list of a few poems that are similar to the theme, biblical allusions, and subject matter of Julia Ward Howe’s ‘Battle-Hymn of the Republic’. 1. The Second Comingby William Butler Yeats– This poem presents a lack of ability to think during the tumultuous time before the war. It’s one of the best William Butler Yeats poems. 2. On the Morni...
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Moreover, the war is alleged to have led to the termination of an old, barbaric institution and the adoption of a "modern" national goal—"a new birth of freedom" and more modern commitment to equality. This all may be true, but "Battle Hymn of the Republic" reminds us that for many this was a very old school conflict. Like, real old school ...
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 ...
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Battle-Hymn of the Republic. His truth is marching on. I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps. His Day is marching on. Since God is marching on.”. Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. While God is marching on.
