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Battle Hymn of the Republic

written the night of 18 November 1861; first published February 1862 in The Atlantic Monthly · 19th century

The tune came from a folk hymn of the revivalist camp meetings of the late 1700s, "Say, Brothers will you Meet Us", first published in the early 1800s; its first known printed form was "Canaan's Happy Shore". By the 1850s it carried the "Glory, glory, hallelujah" chorus, and the tune spread across the United States.

Songs in history

Battle Hymn of the Republic1861

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle Hymn of the Republic. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-hymn-of-the-republic
MLA: “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-hymn-of-the-republic. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-hymn-of-the-republic.
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