The tune and some of the lyrics of "John Brown’s Body" came from a much older folk hymn called "Say, Brothers will you Meet Us", also known as "Glory Hallelujah", which has been developed in the oral hymn tradition of revivalist camp meetings of the late 1700s, though it was first published in the early 1800s. Samuel Howe was a member of the Secret Six, the group who funded John Brown's work. Both Samuel and Julia were also active leaders in anti-slavery politics and strong supporters of the Union. Julia Ward Howe was married to Samuel Gridley Howe, a scholar in education of the blind. In contrast to the lyrics of the soldiers’ song, her version links the Union cause with God’s vengeance at the Day of Judgment (through allusions to biblical passages such as Isaiah 63:1–6 and Revelation 14:14–19). Howe adapted her song from the popular soldiers’ song " John Brown's Body" in November 1861, and first published them in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. The " Battle Hymn of the Republic", also known as " Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" or " Glory, Glory Hallelujah" outside of the United States, is a popular American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and West Point Band performing " Battle Hymn of the Republic".
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