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Chords and Lyrics for Battle Hymn of the Republic

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Music by William Steffe
Words by Julia Ward Howe

VERSE 1

     Bb 
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;

      Eb                                  Bb 
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;

    Cm       Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on.

CHORUS

Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Eb                 Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Cm           Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on. 

  
VERSE 2

       Bb 
I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps;

          Eb                          Bb 
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;

    Cm     Bb   F7  Bb 
His day is marching on.

CHORUS

Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Eb                 Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Cm           Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on. 

  
VERSE 3

       Bb 
I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: 

       Eb                               Bb 
"As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal." 

Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel,

      Cm     Bb   F7  Bb 
Since God is marching on.

CHORUS

Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Eb                 Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Cm           Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on. 

VERSE 4

       Bb 
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;

      Eb                              Bb 
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat.

O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet!

    Cm     Bb   F7  Bb 
Our God is marching on.

CHORUS

Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Eb                 Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

    Cm       Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on. 

VERSE 5

       Bb 
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, 

       Eb                           Bb 
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;

As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,

      Cm     Bb   F7  Bb 
While God is marching on.

CHORUS

Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Eb                 Bb 
Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Cm           Bb   F7  Bb 
His truth is marching on.

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Chords

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Instrument Chords
Banjo Bb Major C Minor Eb Major F7
Guitar Bb Major C Minor Eb Major F7
Mandolin Bb Major C Minor Eb Major F7
Piano Bb Major C Minor Eb Major F7
Ukulele Bb Major C Minor Eb Major F7

Sheet Music for Battle Hymn of the Republic

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