{"id":154,"asset_id":322,"title":"Battle Hymn Of The Republic","alias":"battle-hymn-of-the-republic","introtext":"<p><strong>Battle Hymn Of The Republic<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Julia Howe<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It was the midst of the terrible U.S. Civil War.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deeply anguished at the growing conflict between the two sections of the country, Mrs. Julia Howe watched troops marching off to war singing \u201cJohn Brown's Body,\u201d a song about a man who had been hanged in his efforts to free the slaves.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Julia felt that the catchy camp meeting tune should have better words.&nbsp; In a desire to phrase her own feelings about the dreadful events of the time, she scrawled the verses almost without looking at the paper.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Before long the entire nation became inspired by her text and united in singing the new words with the old tune.&nbsp; Mrs. Howe's hymn has been acclaimed through the years as one of our finest patriotic songs.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At one time it was sung as a solo at a large rally attended by President Abraham Lincoln.&nbsp; After the audience had responded with loud applause, the President, with tears in his eyes, cried out, \u201cSing it again!\u201d&nbsp; It was sung again.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And after more than a hundred years, Americans still join often in proclaiming, \u201cGlory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Mine eyes have seen the glory <br \/> Of the coming of the Lord<br \/> He is trampling out the vintage <br \/> Where the grapes of wrath are stored<br \/> He has loosed the fateful lightening <br \/> Of His terrible swift sword<br \/> His truth is marching on<br \/> <br \/> I have seen him in the watch-fires <br \/> Of a hundred circling camps<br \/> They have builded him an altar <br \/> In the evening dews and damps<br \/> I can read his righteous sentence <br \/> By the dim and flaring lamps<br \/> His day is marching on<br \/> <br \/> I have read a fiery gospel <br \/> Writ in burnish'd rows of steel<br \/> As ye deal with my condemners <br \/> So with you my grace shall deal<br \/> Let the hero, born of woman <br \/> Crush the serpent with his heel<br \/> Since God is marching on<br \/> <br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Our God is marching on<br \/> <br \/> He has sounded form the trumpet <br \/> That shall never call retreat<br \/> He is sifting out the hearts of men <br \/> Before His judgment-seat<br \/> Oh, be swift, my soul <br \/> To answer him be jubilant, my feet<br \/> Our God is marching on<br \/> <br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Our God is marching on<br \/> <br \/> In the beauty of the lilies <br \/> Christ was born across the sea<br \/> With a glory in his bosom <br \/> That transfigures you and me<br \/> As he died to make men holy <br \/> Let us live to make men free<br \/> While God is marching on<br \/> <br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Glory, glory, hallelujah<br \/> Our God is marching on<\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"37","created":"2020-11-04 14:01:01","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2020-11-04 14:01:01","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2020-11-04 14:01:01","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"0","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}