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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]
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.
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 bluegrass album Songs of the Civil War Era, self-published in November 2005 by ShoreGrass, contains a recording of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in which the first and second stanzas of the Marching Song are included. Sweet Honey in the Rock recorded Truth's song in 1993 on their 20th anniversary album, Still on the Journey.
Gunka (軍歌, lit. ' military song ') is the Japanese term for military music. While in standard use in Japan it applies both to Japanese songs and foreign songs such as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", as an English language category it refers to songs produced by the Empire of Japan in between roughly 1877 and 1943.
A trumpet-playing member of the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band takes a position in the upper deck of the south side stands, near the west endzone, and reverently plays the first fourteen notes of the Battle Hymn to a cheering crowd, while a historical video montage of the football team's greatest moments, narrated by UGA legend and famous former ...
"From Dixie with Love" was created as a mashup of "Dixie" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and started being played in the 1980s. [4] [5]Starting around 2004, [1] students at Ole Miss Rebels football game began altering the final line of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", which ends "His truth is marching on."