Posted on 04/04/2026 11:28:33 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell
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| Julia Ward Howe (1862) | Anonymous, Traditional American (John Brown's Body) |
|---|---|
| 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 hath 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. |
| 2. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. [Refrain] | 3. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of all before His judgment seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. [Refrain] |
| 4. 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 us holy, let us die to make men free, while God is marching on. [Refrain] |
A Cappella: https://youtu.be/AzQMSlFnHfI?si=nYnIIGdy_hoevtab
Admit it, we were all singing the title of this thread.
Rather than Yankee propaganda, I’ll stick with “I’m a Good Ol’ Rebel”
“Rather than Yankee propaganda, I’ll stick with “I’m a Good Ol’ Rebel””
Howe’s song was an attempt to enroll G*d into Lincoln’s attack on southern states which were political and economic competitors of the northern states.
Even today there are professors and AWFULs who believe the United States - with its pro-slavery constitution - had the moral high ground from which Sherman-Chivington were loosed.
The Confederacy was destroyed by the most powerful slave nation on earth - the United States.
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free
Glory Halleluja! Take that Confederacy!
Do we teach kids these songs anymore?
I remember learning so many of them you just don’t hear any more...
My Country Tis Of Thee, This Land Is Your Land, If I Had A Hammer, Dixie, Camptown Races, Down Upon The Swanee River so many more I can’t recall. Songs that moved and shaped this country from way back...
I don’t think my grandkids, let alone my kids, would even know the melodies let alone recognized the words...
We were such failures to let them down like this...
I always remember this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqLXsgTWeY&ra=m
Like this one too:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aSvH4s-4sCQ&list=RDaSvH4s-4sCQ&start_radio=1&pp=oAcB
Add Low Bridge (Erie Canal song) to your list.
I like this version of the Battle Hymn. It’s a very traditional version.
West Point Band with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Strings, Mack Wilburg, conductor
https://youtu.be/yAqNe-m0a8s?si=RWE93gxH7vO88a88
I don’t think my grandkids, let alone my kids, would even know the melodies let alone recognized the words...
You're so right, I remember them all, but I don't believe my kids or grandkids know one of them.
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