Battle Hymn Of the Republic

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 watchfires
of a hundred circling camps,
they have builded him an altar
in the evening dews and damps;
I can read his 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 men
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 men holy,
let us die to make men free,
while God is marching on.
(Refrain)

5. He is coming like the glory
of the morning on the wave,
he is wisdom to the mighty,
he is honor to the brave;
so the world shall be his footstool,
and the soul of wrong his slave.
Our God is marching on.
(Refrain)

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Is it just me, or do you notice that "The Lord" can be replaced with many world leaders in this song? Like lets say ........ ohhhhhh ..... Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Stalin and many other sick twisted corrupt, destructive, egotistic, power hunger, conquering leaders?

It's strange how many world leaders have taken on this same 'power hungry, worship ME' status on their people and the rest of the world ..... and it's been an epic failure each and every time! Kinda like religion itself !!!

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Oh yeah .. Happy Valentines Day. I don't want to make a big deal about it because it's about Saint Valentine and the Catholic church, and I don't think much of the Catholic church, and there is NO SUCH THING as a saint! But if we the people have the facts of St. Valentines Day so messed up that all it means is getting a little 'nookie' ...... so be it !! HAVE FUN!