Battle Hymn of the Republic

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Versions of
Battle Hymn of the Republic (1862)
by Julia Ward Howe

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Howe wrote this hymn in 1861 as a set of alternative lyrics to the popular marching song "John Brown's Body". It was first published in The Atlantic Monthly on 1 February 1862 with the sixth verse left off. Outside the U.S. it is also called Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.

Like "John Brown's Body", the Battle Hymn is sung to the tune originally used for "Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us", a camp song attributed to William Steffe.

Battle Hymn of the Republic, sung by Frank C. Stanley and Elise Stevenson in 1908 for Edison Records. (help | file info or download)

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Versions of Battle Hymn of the Republic include:

Lyrics

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" in The Atlantic Monthly (February 1862)
Battle Hymn of the Republic (1863 Philadelphia: Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments)
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (1916)

Sheet music

Battle Hymn of the Republic (1862 Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co.) set to "Glory Hallelujah" melody (transcription project)
- Battle Hymn of the Republic (1890 Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co.) set to "Glory Hallelujah" melody (transcription project)
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" in The Riverside song book (1893)
"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920)

Film renditions

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1928), an excerpt performed in the 1928 rerelease of the 1927 film Uncle Tom's Cabin

Lyrics

Sheet music

Film renditions

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