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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 647 · Words: Julia Ward Howe
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Known as the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' Julia Ward Howe wrote these lyrics in November 1861 and published them in February 1862. The text weaves apocalyptic biblical imagery with Civil War-era fervor, portraying God's judgment and ultimate triumph.
Verse 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 has 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.
Verse 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
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
Verse 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 live to make men free!
While God is marching on.
Refrain
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
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