The Battle Hymn of the Republic - American Patriotic Song

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The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War.

Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song "John Brown's Body" in contrast to the lyrics of the soldiers’ song, her version links the Union cause with God's vengeance at the Day of Judgment (through allusions to biblical passages such as Isaiah 63:1–6, Revelation 19 and Revelation 14:14–19).

Performed by George Alexander in 1906.

The painting is of President Abraham Lincoln reviewed the Union troops in front of the White House during the Civil War.