“Battle Hymn of the Republic”

Cultural  

1. An American patriotic hymn from the Civil War by Julia Ward Howe, who wrote it after a visit to an encampment of the Union army. The tune is that of “John Brown's Body.”

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Example Sentences

On September 3, Steinbeck’s wife Carol came up with the title “The Grapes of Wrath,” an allusion to Revelations 14:19–20 and a verse from “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

Meanwhile, a funeral train with Kennedy’s body headed to Washington, with people lining the tracks and some singing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” as the cars rolled past.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

He was playing “Battle Hymn of the Republic” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022

The memorial service in Dallas for five slain police officers concluded with the elected officials and guests on stage holding hands as “Battle Hymn of the Republic” was sung.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2016

Mrs. Howe gave it a poem that made its rusticity sublime, and the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” began a career that promises to run till battle hymns cease to be sung.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron