Battle Hymn

Disambiguation

This article is about the tune customarily associated with Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic (first line: "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord"). There is another tune also called Battle Hymn: Battle Hymn (Whitaker), metrically 8 8 8 8, which The Cyber Hymnal associates with the lyric "Eternal Father, Thou Has Said". There is also another tune associated with an Esperanto version of the Howe hymn, but with an altered refrain. This tune can be seen at the article Batal-Himno (Beatty).

Origin

The date of composition of this tune, and the identity of its composer, are not certain. It is often attributed to [John] William Steffe, or given an anonymous attribution such as "US Campmeeting Tune, early 19th century".

Also called

• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• John Brown's Body
• Say Brother Will You Meet Us