#399 - John Brown

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  • Composer:
    • William Steffe, 1853
  • Also known as:
    • John Brown's Body
    • The Battle Hymn of the Republic
  • Incipit: 55435123432166711765635
  • Condensed Incipit: 54351234321671765635
  • Lyrics:
    • traditional

Originally a camp-meeting song with the traditional “Glory Hallelujah” refrain, during the Civil War it became a Union army marching song.

 
 
 

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