Battle Hymn of the Republic

[thearmyofgreatness]

".....let us die to make men free"

Well wrote

[Phenlandia]

God could Orson lay it on thick. The look in his eyes toward the end gives him away though.

[WeCareAlot4693]

Mrs. Julia would have wanted for America to have Megaman Legends 3 Uncancelled. Live free america. Live free.

[bhmoyers]

This always puts a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. God Bless the U.S.A.!

[TheEntertainer29]

Ummm.... "glory glroy hallelujah, his truth is marching on". Please, don't misquote this beautiful song

[oneputtsteven]

The abolishonists were grieved by the death of John Brown and began singing words to an American camp song. However some abolishonists were uncomfortable with being associated with John Brown so Julie Howe wrote new words to the song.

[cyburnman27]

glori glori halleluja glori glori halleluja its too marching on

[heartfire451]

May god bless old John Brown and so many others who have been regarded as crazy simply because they knew right from wrong and were willing to go against the multitude, who usually just go along to get along and many of whom lash out against anyone who tells them that what they, or their community, or country are doing is wrong. May god bless all those of true moral conscience who face the persecution and wrath of sheeple for following their own drummer and doing the right thing.

[bat353]

i just sang this at my schools concert im a bass

[fvecc]

A beautiful song written in a time where it wasn't unusual for people to believe that God was not indifferent to the United States of America!

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 have read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps,

Our God is marching on!

I have read a fiery Gospel writ' in burnish rows of steel,

As ye deal with My contemptors so with you My grace shall deal,

Let the Hero bor

[RainhadoCanto4]

A few years ago I sang soprano for the Lutheran Chorale, in Buffalo, NY. We had an extremely gifted director, Tim Kennedy, who always chose for us to sing the most magnificent repertoire, year after year! This one of his chosen ones, which was hard to sing without one's voice breaking, so emotional the ensemble was!

Oh! I miss those days, Tim Kennedy! You are simply the most awesome director I ever knew! I hope to attend some event you will be having this summer! God bless you!

[YourFaceWillDie396]

Why do people say Marlon Brando was the best American actor in cinematic history when there was Orson Welles?!?!?!

[dojufitz]

@YourFaceWillDie396 because Orson was too theatrical and Brando understood the fact that people don't really know what they are going to say next......see his opening performance in 'The Fugitive Kind' to get an idea of what he did.......Welles was a genius at bringing the shot to attention but a very hammy actor.....if people of that time were smart they would have employed him as a camera man and artistic director.....my2 cents worth,

[kamuflulu]

so what is orson wells doing there?

[TS114]

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

13th Amendment

[sandinmyears1]

My maiden name is HOWE. Kind of cool.

[1952Bo]

No. It is NOT just a song, is it!

[MrVodkaJohn]

God Bless America

[superBLoxian1337]

We watched this video at school and we had a two hour lecture on the lyrics.She is catholic this! She wrote this song that! very very boring.

[pasisok]

Wonderful stuff.

[man4vegs]

Orson Welles is one of the best speakers of all times. He made the Battle Hymn of the Republic sound great !!!

[edvonw]

Orson Welles could recite the telephone directory and make it dramatic. Thanks for posting this clip.

[14DaveHunter]

I think this is from John Wayne's 1970 T.V. special. It was called "Swing Out! Sweet Land!"

[elvislennon]

@14DaveHunter - Nope, its from The Dean Martin Show. I got this on it.

[homer63109]

Wow this hate speech would never thankfully make it on TV now. I feel uncomfortable with this white man talking about god and dying to make men free. What a lunatic. If that fat bastard were still alive he should be sent to Guantanamo instead of the goat farmers and anti-colonialism activitist that are enslaved there now.

[stafflvr]

@homer63109 Typical liberal. You wouldn't know patriotism if it bit you on your commie ass.

[stafflvr]

@homer63109 Hey moron, the part about "dying to make men free" refers to the Civil War. You ever hear of that? Freeing the slaves (the Republicans freeing the slaves btw). As far as the peaceful goat farmers in Gitmo, they would kill you for being an infidel in about 5 seconds.

[prisoncell324]

@stafflvr I'm pretty sure he's just trying to troll people, don't let it rile you up too much.

[meetman3]

The Song is FULL of lies. Full!

[the1bohica]

It has been said that Mr. Welles could read the ingredients off the back of a Ketchup bottle and bring tears to your eyes, this is proof

[111Chance]

Where, when and what was this a recording from? It was beautiful. Thank you for posting it.

[Xanatos1000]

it is said in the Bible, no man should be slaved

[Elisafaith13]

GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH for such GREAT PEOPLE in this COUNTRY!

[Linnet2]

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for posting it.

[remo5000]

Awesome vid, gave me goose bumps...

[Redplanetlover]

Bloody Powerful

[pvelectric]

Albert Camus said he believed in nothing because believing in anything gives one a reason for living, and that reason for living thus becomes a thing worth dying for, and nothing is worth dying for.

[SunlitTrollFilms]

@pvelectric Bullshit.

[pvelectric]

@SunlitTrollFilms Camus was a resistance fighter against Hitler and Nazi Grmany during WWII, so obviously Camus believed in something which he risked his life fighting for. So after the war he wrote fiction and philosophy which are, as you say, just talk therefore "bullshit" according to simple interpretation.

[SunlitTrollFilms]

@pvelectric I am aware of Camus, as I studied him in 2 different religion and philosophy classes @ SU. You say HERE that he believed in something worth dying for. You said in your last statement :"he believed in nothing because believing in anything gives one a reason for living, and that reason for living thus becomes a thing worth dying for, and nothing is worth dying for. " So (according to you) which is it?

[pvelectric]

@SunlitTrollFilms Obviously, to ME, it is both. Believing in nothing negates that belief itself, so it means then one believes in its opposite, everything. So the impossibility of non-hypocrisy is an existential fact of living. Yin and Yang, positive and negative, up, down, in out etc.. His FICTION stresses this absurdity of living I think better than his philosophies, although this may be because I'm too stupid in general to understand most philosophers.

[joshvn715]

looking for a "heart-breaker" picture of an 19th century pioneer... ahh Orson. lol

Never mind, never mind just make you don't get a hold of Sojourner Truth photos and Cady Stanton pics would make you squirm lol.

[ajb1776]

Orson is the King of cinema.

[redredreds100]

@ajb1776 bla bla bla bla, could have ben

[hlcom19]

the dude at the beginning of the video...is that orson wells?

he has the same eyes.

[raigekimaru]

John Brown was the most hard ass american who ever lived. he should have a movie made about him.

[YaikonMetal]

He reminds me of Perry Mason

O_O

[road1n]

Michael Medved's 10 Big Lies About America has some great insight about this song.

[ajb1776]

Michael Medved is a pompous asshole who boycotted Million Dollar Baby cuz of pro-assisted suicide message.

[fjkjr1950]

Orson Welles could "bring it" with the best of 'em!! Our country in despair can really use these words now!!

Our freedom is being taken away by a delusional Marxist! Let Freedom Ring!!

[EliCross]

Orson was a bleeding-heart liberal himself.

[Romeocat]

Oh, this is wonderful! Thank you so much for posting it - it brought tears to my eyes, sentimental ol' fool that I am... ;-)

[valu777]

To day if ye will hear his voice,

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God

[utc324]

cool! This is from an episode of the Dean Martin Variety show.

I've been looking all over for this.

Thank you.

[wasteofspace1234]

At 5:06, this guy looks really creepy! (with all do respect...)

[kellykilmer]

"This guy"???

Orson Welles. One of the best damn, if not THE best damn, actors and directors we were ever graced with.

[Jayll1984]

@kellykilmer I must admit i don't really know him. I am not from the US and not from that era, saw him a few times on Dean Martin Roasts. But i just love to listen to his voice. I just love "this guy". He has a certain thing about him. Very pleasant to listen to him :-)

[stevits51]

Thank You!

Nick, I found this at the end an old DVD I thought it to be worthwhile to share on YouTube. I also have an old 78rpm posted of the hymn on my channel.

[DwightYeast]

Truly full of green-peaness!

[atocha1622]

Now that is true patriotism!! :)

[lovey2u2]

Thanks so much for sharing this it's wonderful.