Please note in the author's statement of purpose the following line. "But the Battle Hymn is a song rooted in a bitter fratricidal war, it is a song of division."
"But the Battle Hymn is a song rooted in a bitter fratricidal war, it is a song of division." It is a song of division for those who still want it to be.
Me? I'm OK with this new version. The melody is still the same, which is what I like about the Battle Hymn.
No doubt somebody will get their back up over this one too, though.