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Verse 1:
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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 on
G C G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah
Em Am D G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on
Verse 2:
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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 on
G C G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah
Em Am D G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on
Verse 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 on
G C G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah
Em Am D G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on
Verse 4:
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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 on
G C G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! Glory! Glory, hallelujah
Em Am D G
Glory! Glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on
Written by Julia Ward Hove and William Steffe