<P> The `` Battle Hymn of the Republic '' , also known as `` Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory '' outside of the United States , is a lyric by the American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song `` John Brown 's Body '' . Howe 's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 , and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862 . The song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of the age ( Old Testament , Isaiah 63 ; New Testament , Rev. 19 ) with the American Civil War . Since that time , it has become an extremely popular and well - known American patriotic song . </P>
<P> The `` Battle Hymn of the Republic '' , also known as `` Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory '' outside of the United States , is a lyric by the American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song `` John Brown 's Body '' . Howe 's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 , and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862 . The song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of the age ( Old Testament , Isaiah 63 ; New Testament , Rev. 19 ) with the American Civil War . Since that time , it has become an extremely popular and well - known American patriotic song . </P>
who wrote the words to the battle hymn of the republic
who wrote the words to the battle hymn of the republic
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe