"Battle Hymn of the Republic" by William Steffe, arr. Peter J. Wilhousky • Washington Men's Camerata

Words of this US Civil War anthem were written by poet Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) in 1861, inspired by the site and sound of singing Union soldiers in Washington, DC. Music by William Steffe (1830-1890), arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky. Jon Abbracciamento, trumpet. Mark Latimer, snare drum. Julie Huang Tucker, piano. Scott Tucker, conductor. Washington Men's Camerata in "The Dawn of Peace" concert in 2024.
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!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on!
I have seen Him in the watch-fires
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 truth is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
While God is marching on!
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
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
While God is marching on!
Washington Men's Camerata, directed by Scott Tucker, is DC's premier chorus performing, promoting, and preserving diverse tenor and bass choral music and camaraderie since 1984. The Camerata has performed at The Kennedy Center, The White House, Smithsonian institutions, National Gallery of Art, Wolf Trap, Strathmore, and across the region; alongside National Symphony Orchestra, The U.S. Army Chorus, Washington Symphonic Brass, Mark Morris Dance Group, Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia, and on NPR, PBS, and SiriusXM. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Camerata has recorded six albums and regularly commissions and premieres pieces, part of a national lending library of sheet music, The Demetrius Project, with over 200,000 scores of 3,300 works. www.camerata.com/