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The Battle Hymn of the Republic

from Traditional and Public Domain Songs by Marisa Anderson

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Mississippi Records re-issue remastered LP. Solo guitar renditions of traditional and public domain songs. Originally recorded August 2013 for Grapefruit Records, with the support of the KBOO Artist In Residence program.

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    CD with gatefold cover designed by Jodi Darby. The CD does not include Amazing Grace or Bread and Roses, but both these songs are available here for free download

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lyrics

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
To the tune of John Brown’s Body (author unknown)

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of
Wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible
Swift sword;
His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling
Camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and
Damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring
Lamps;
His day is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel;
"As ye deal with my condemners, so with you my grace shall
Deal;
Let the hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on."

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call
Retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement
Seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant,
My feet!
Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the
Sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.

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from Traditional and Public Domain Songs, released November 17, 2017
Marisa Anderson-guitar

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Marisa Anderson Portland, Oregon

Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her playing is fluid, emotional, and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that re-imagine the landscape of American music. Her work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music. ... more

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