Battle hymn of the republic mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord glory glory hallelujah played by the us army band and chorus singing ver. 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 glory hallelujah glory glory hallelujah his truth is marching on i have seen him in the watch fires of a hundred circling . His book mine eyes have seen the glory recounts these tales in a lively and readable format that is informative and critical yet respectful and loving toward this institution of his heritage yes balmer was reared in the evangelical subculture but became distanced and disheartened with it as he grew up now though he is beginning to understand what it really means to him thus balmers book serves two distinct purposes first he is dealing with his own personal feelings and . The battle hymn of the republic also known as mine eyes have seen the glory outside of the united states is a popular american patriotic song by the abolitionist writer julia ward howe howe wrote her lyrics to the music of the song john browns body in november 1861 and first published them in the atlantic monthly in february 1862 the song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of the age with the american civil war