Question

50 POINTS

Read the lyrics of the song “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”


Battle Hymn of the Republic


Mine eyes have seen the glory

of the coming of the lord,

He is trampling out the vintage

where the grapes of wrath are stored,

He hath loosed his fateful lightning

of His terrible swift sword,

His truth is marching on


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on


I have seen Him in the watch fires

of a hundred circling camps,

They have builded Him an altar

in the evening dews and damps,

I can read his righteous sentence

in the dim and daring lamps,

His day is marching on


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on


I have read a fiery Gospel

writ in burnished rows of steel,

"As ye deal with My contemners

so with you My grace shall deal,"

Let the Hero born of woman

crush the serpent with His heel,

Since God is marching on


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on


He has sounded forth the trumpet

that shall never call retreat,

He is sitting out the hearts of men

before His judgment seat,

Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him!

Be jubilant, my feet,

Our God is marching on


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on



Explain in a few sentences how this song might express the feelings and emotions of Northerners during Reconstruction.


50 POINTS

Answer 1

It was talking about how people from the north rejoiced in their accomplishments

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: During Reconstruction, Northerners viewed this song as a record of their accomplishments during the Civil War. For example, the line Our God is marching on, conveys just how much faith the Northerners put in God during times of war. Also, the line Let the Hero born of woman crush the serpent with his heel, refers to the Confederates, as serpents were thought to be evil in a similar nature.