Written by Julia Ward Hove and William Steffe
Verse 1:
G Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, C G He is trampling out the vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored. Em He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword Am D G His truth is marching onG C G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah Em Am D G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching onVerse 2:
G I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps C G They have build-ed Him an altar in the evening dews and damps Em I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps Am D G His day is marching onG C G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah Em Am D G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching onVerse 3:
G He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat C G He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat Em O be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet Am D G Our God is marching onG C G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah Em Am D G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching onVerse 4:
G In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea C G With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me Em As He died to make me holy, let us live to make men free Am D G While God is marching onG C G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah Em Am D G Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on