the battle hymn of the republic

     

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic anthem written by Julia War Howe in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862 that was made popular during the American Civil War.

Trivia about the battle hymn of the republic

  • Julia Ward Howe's visit to the Army of the Potomac in 1861 inspired this famous hymn
  • Mine eyes have seen that Julia Ward Howe wrote the words to this Union "hymn"
  • Its fifth verse begins, "In the beauty of the lillies Christ was born across the sea"
  • This 1862 song shared the melody from the chorus of "John Brown's Body"
  • "In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, with a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me"
  • This Civil War song was penned by an American feminist & peace advocate
  • After Julia Ward Howe heard Union soldiers singing "John Brown's Body", she wrote this song to the same tune

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