My spiritual Teacher, Edna Miriam Lister, wrote the following lyrics for The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and I love them so much, I am sharing them:
Miriam’s Hymn of Glory
Tune, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Mine eyes have seen the coming of an Age that is to be,
When from every limitation shall the sons of man be free,
For the Age is rich in promise and my soul has eyes to see,
God’s Truth is marching on.
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
God’s Truth is marching on!
My heart has felt the summons calling all to victory sweet,
But my words cannot translate it, nor my song its depths repeat,
But my soul bids welcome, welcome, as it comes with silent feet,
God’s Truth is marching on.
My soul has seen the coming of a race from sorrow free,
An Age of Faith and Justice, Truth and Love and Liberty,
And I sing of Love’s great triumph in that year of Jubilee,
God’s Truth is marching on!
I have seen the freeborn woman standing side by side with man;
I have seen the nations broaden till there is no tribe or clan,
And all the warlords vanished, in the love of man for man,
God’s Truth is marching on!
