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"The Battle Hymn of Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artists Kathy Mattea and Tim O'Brien. The song was recorded for Mattea's 1987 studio album Untasted Honey. It was released in July 1990 as the first single from her compilation album A Collection of Hits.
The album included "Battle Hymn of the Republic" which was released as a single and reached No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart. [3] The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on October 19, 1959, peaked at No. 1, and remained on that chart for 38 weeks. It was certified as a gold record by the RIAA. [4]
Battle Hymn may refer to: Battle Hymn (1957), directed by Douglas Sirk; Battle Hymn, by B. Clay Moore and Jeremy Haun "Battle Hymn" (Manowar song) (1982), from Manowar's album Battle Hymns "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861), popularized during the American Civil War "The Battle Hymn of the Reformation" (1527–1529), by Martin Luther
The British Methodist Hymn Book used in the mid 20th century had Walford Davies's Vision as the first tune, and the Battle Hymn as the second tune. [61] The progressive metal band Dream Theater utilise the lyrics of the Battle Hymn of the Republic at the end of their song "In the Name of God", the final song on their 2003 album Train of Thought.
After Union forces began using "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as a rallying song in 1861, Halphim wrote "God Save The South" to inspire Confederate soldiers with the thought that God would be with them. [2] It was the first song published in the Confederate States—specifically, in New Orleans, Louisiana—since the Ordinance of Secession. [1]
I love to steal awhile away; I Love to Tell the Story; I Surrender All; Il est né, le divin Enfant; In Our Day of Thanksgiving; In the Sweet By-and-By; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; It Is Well with My Soul
The tune was later also used for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (written in November 1861, published in February 1862; this song was directly inspired by "John Brown's Body"), "Marching Song of the First Arkansas", "The Battle Hymn of Cooperation", "Bummers, Come and Meet Us" (see facsimile), and many other related texts and parodies during ...
"Stand" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from the album Green in 1989. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming R.E.M.'s second top 10 hit in the United States, and topped both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.