[BenKenobi]

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He has trampled out the vintage where the Grapes of Wrath are stored,
He has loosed the fearful lightning of his terrible swift sword.

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory Hallelujah
Glory, glory Hallelujah
Glory, glory Hallelujah
His truth is marching on.

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 truth is marching on

Glory, glory Hallelujah
Glory, glory Hallelujah
Glory, glory Hallelujah
His truth is marching on.

In the Shadow of the lilies, Christ was born across of 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 free.

Our God is marching on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZmknvOB4I

[devattel]

stolinsky said:

The de-Americanization of America has been going on since the 1960s − in schools, in universities, in films.

It has been going on since the United States became the United States in 1776.

All of this comes in historical waves. As a wave goes up, it too must come down.

[VictoryGal]

I remember those days, when we were taught songs like The Battle Hymn and God Bless America. God forbid schools today teach anything with a whiff of religion. They’d rather give out condoms than teach something that would build moral character.

[clashfan]

Here in the South we don’t get to hear Dixie in public much anymore either.

[Kirkwood]

“No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.”
- Gen. George S. Patton

[PistolPaknMama]

Speaking of watering down our history, what a great example. If one would take the time to actually research this song and its author, you'd probably not think so much of either. Howe was a Unitarian, not a Christian. She despised Southerners and the entire song is about the slaughter of Southerners and the perfect world she envisioned after everything was destroyed to her liking. She no doubt wove together a beautiful song to tell her very dark story.

Think of the cheerful song of "ring around the rosie" and the black death, then you'll get it.

[dr_lew]

As he died to make men holy, let us LIVE to make men free. (Emphasis added.)

I believe this revision is not recent, although I don't find a date for it by casual search. My impression is that it was circa 1900, although I can't substantiate this.