Hymn+of+the+Republic

This song is a really beautiful song. It shows how Godly these people really were during the Civil War. I mean, they talk about the soldiers "have built Him an altar in the evening dews and damps" This shows that they trusted in God and for him to lead the way in the war. And if one side won, they would say they won by the grace of God. If that side lost, they would say that it was God's will for them to lose this battle. It's like everything they did, wether it was fighting the enemy, setting up camp, or anything else had to deal with God. I believe that the last four lines or so are most important. I think this because It says that "Jesus died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." First of all, now we can see that this song was written by someone from the North. You know this because, well, it says let us die to make men free. Obviously the writer of the song wants everyone to fight hard to make slaves free, and even if you die in the process, you should be proud that you were fighting for a good cause. In conclusion, I enjoyed this song a lot. 1204676836

I really like this song. It means a lot to me. Every time i hear it it reminds me of the dedication that these people had for their cause, and how they were willing to give up everything, including their lives, so that they could help make a difference in the world. These songs, even though there original intent is long gone and out of mind, they can still be looked upon as inspiration for our everyday lives. When people need hope and inspiration they sometimes can find comfort in music. In my opinion music can be a very powerful thing. It can change your mood, and make you brave. This is a power that was used in the civil war quite often. This was one purpose of the drummer boy, to help inspire the men during the challenges of battle. mme

I really like the last line of this song. "Jesus died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." I feel that America was founded on this belief and i think it is really cool that the idea carried on all the way to the Civil War and possibly all the way to today. i believe that we as Americans have the duty to do everything in our power to promote freedom in our own country and around the world. This doesn't mean that everyone in the country should go out and join the military because not everyone is cut out for it. But we should support all things the government tries to do to better the lives and freedoms of others. We should not be divided over any topic in this country, because people died to give us the rights to make our own decsions, and we should honor them by respecting the decisions the majority makes. 1204760545

I 1005 follow what mme said about this song because it truly is a song for gallant men. it is saying that these young men have basically given up their lives for their countries. some of these kids really didn't have a postion on slavery, but they were still fighting. I say give them a Battle Hymn because they deserve one. The ultimate Patriot...The Patriot...they gave their lives for their country, mainly on the North... the south is a bit of a different story. This song definitly wold have helped them find the little hope they needed to keep going. We can even find hope in this song today, at our jobs, school, or anywhere. I think that evrything that came out of the Civil war was basically in a way a never quit song, poster, or anything that came out of the war. I do think that the civil war was good in a way because no our country will never break up again because we now know how bad it is to kill our brother and husbands. We have been united even more because of it, and all i have to say is that we shall never forget the war or the men who dided in it. 1205199956

This is a song that many soldiers or even regular average people seek to for guidance. Soldiers can identify this song as an inspiration or pep talk to keep soldiers going strong and never give up for what their fighting for...freedom, justice, and peace. When soldiers loose hope, they can seek towards this song and infroms them what they are sacrificing for, as what our Forfathers had. They are true americans, rightfully protecting the citizens and our country. Regular, hard working people can look to this for guidance from God, to get through financial problems they're facing. No matter what though they can't loose their faith in God, unlike the soldiers in the Civil War. The North kept their heads up high as they advanced towards to victory to end slavery. Hard working people with regular jobs need to keep thier heads up high, because you'll never know if you're going to get a bonus or a raise if you work hard.1205251434

Here's my opinion of what each stanza of the song means by analizing it:

Stanza One: (Mine eyes...) When the narrator says "He is trampling out the vintage where grapes of wrath are stored," is basically saying that he is taking out the bad to make good. Good grapes equals good wine, just like good victory of war equals a good peaceful country. When he mentions getting rid of the old, i believe that he is referring to when goingto war he is taking out the bad and evil people and ideas and converting them into good and peaceful outcomes. A lot of people back in this time (and people still do currently) believe that in order to make peace, you must have war. This is a very debatable subject that i won't get in depth with right now, but i think this is the message that the narrator is trying to get across in this section of the song.

Stanza Two: (I have seen Him...) This section really shows the narrator's faith in God and belief that he is always with him and his fellow soldiers. This stanza is meant to say that wherever the soldiers were, whether they were fighting, resting, etc., God was with them at all times. God was their ultimate protection. He sees the message of God conveyed through the actions of the soldiers.

Stanza Three: (He has founded...) The third section is describing that God is encouraging them to win the fight. He wants them to strangle up as much determination that the soldiers have inside of them to fight as hard as they can. God won't let the war end until they finsih and win it. He will not let the soldiers retreat unless they have gained a victory.

Section Four: (In the Beauty...) The fourth stanza says that Jesus dying for our sins on the cross is like how the soldiers died for the freedom of people in our country. Jesus died becuase he had to and for a good cause. The soldiers did the same

Chorus: I'm not really sure what the chorus means but i think it is just emphasizing that the truth that the will win the victory (given by the grace of God) is important and joyous. 1205278884

The famous civil war song, The Battle-Hymn of the Republic was primarily focused on reminding the people of __why__ the war had to be fought. That was the question mostly everyone had a hard time understanding; was why were we involved. This song deeply explains the value within the war; the value that was invisible to so many people.

In the first stanza, the singer/writer Julia Ward Howe says that she has seen God within all of the violence, hate and war that is occuring. For someone to be able to see such wonder and awe in the worst of times takes so much courage and most importantly, faith.

In stanza #2, Julia says the fear, the hate, and the violence is easily visible because she can see these expressions on everyone's faces. Being a place where such corruption is going on obviously had a dramatic impact on the lives of the people.

In the third stanza, Julia finally begins to feel that the war is sorting out. Throughout the whole song Julia has kept her faith alive; which is extremely relevant to what was needed to get through the war. She stops and thinks about the situation and realizes that God was the one on our side. He sorts out the good from the bad.

In the final verse of the song, the reader/listener is given the insight as to the question **why**!; the answer was because it was and still is our job. We were here, and we still are here, today, to make a difference -- to live a free and just lifestyle and to give that gift to other people. **MJe**

I really liked this song. This song really means a lot to me. I had cousins fight in the war it this kind of reminds me of him when he was out there fighting. Soldiers really have a lot of dedication, they are willing to serve there country and fight for something and risk there lives for safety of the country. These songs to me seem to be inspirational it makes me feel like we are meant to fight for something because there is always something worth fighting/working for. I think that when you are feeling nervous or scared maybe wouldn’t be a bad idea to pick one of these songs up for a pick me up. Music is really powerful thing it really gets across points and into peoples minds especially if the beat is good and rhythmic. 1205463469

I really liked this song too Jim. This song was played in a war movie with Mel Gibson called "We Are Solidiers" and this song was played when the first solideirs went to go fight the first battle. This song was very insprational and it was probably a motivation factor for the solidiers. I know if I was put in this position and I heard this song play, I would have the back of my hairs standing up ready to go give it my all and fight for what I believe in. This song says his truth marches on. To me that means that every single soldier that fought in the battle will forever be remebered even if he did nothing his truth will live on. This song does relate to God and almost of a song of praise for keeping him over the soldiers and watchign and praying for there everymove to be a safe one. This song is something You would hear at something like a Civil war reanactment. 1205467124Ale2

I truely like this song. When I heard it for the first time the first thing that had come to my mind was those Civil War re-enactments, like in the movie Sweet Home Alabama, where the men are dressed in their uniforms and they are marching up onto that field. It is a song of such glory and braveness. But at the same time when I see the lyrics it sounds like their being set up for death which is a terrible thing of course but thats just what it seems like to me. Mostly because God is mentioned a lot in here. It talks about his judgement a lot. As if to say that its likely many of these men will die so then God will take the chosen to heaven with him. "marching on" is repeated in different ways probably about four times in this song which makes me think of God but then marching on like a soilder would which makes me think he is saying God is like a soldier here! 1205470303