What Old-Time Hymn Are These Words From? -- #2 Quiz

Answer: Battle Hymn of the Republic

The correct answer is 'Battle Hymn of the Republic', also known as 'My Eyes Have Seen the Glory'.

The hymn was written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861, during the U.S. Civil War, using the music from the song 'John Brown's Body'.

'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' is often used as an American patriotic song, although it has a profound Christian message.

"This song is usually heard at the national conventions of both the Republican Party and Democratic Party, and is often sung at Presidential inaugurations," Wikipedia states. "The song was notably played on September 14, 2001 at the Washington National Cathedral and at St Paul's Cathedral in London during memorial services for the victims of the September 11 attacks. In 1994, it was played at the state funeral of Richard Nixon. It was also played at the state funeral of Ronald Reagan in 2004."

Sir Winston Churchill was a fan of the hymn and requested it be played at his funeral in St Paul's Cathedral in 1965, Wikipedia states.

Here are the words to 'Battle Hymn of the Republic':

"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.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on.

I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel;
'As ye deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal';
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel,
Since God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! 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 judgment seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet;
Our God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! 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 live to make men free;
While God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on.

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is wisdom to the mighty, He is honor to the brave;
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of wrong His slave,
Our God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on."

Answer: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

'Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus' is the correct answer.

The hymn was written by George Duf­field, Jr. in 1858 and George J. Webb composed the music. Duffield was born Sep­tem­ber 12, 1818 in Car­lisle, Penn­syl­van­ia and died Ju­ly 6, 1888 in Bloom­field, New Jer­sey. He is buried in De­troit, Mi­chi­gan. He was a Presbyterian minister, following the footsteps of his father and grandfather. According to Cyberhymnal.org, Duffield served as the pastor at a number of churches over the years in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan.

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus':

"Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;
Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss.
From victory unto victory His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the solemn watchword hear;
If while ye sleep He suffers, away with shame and fear;
Where'er ye meet with evil, within you or without,
Charge for the God of battles, and put the foe to rout.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict, in this His glorious day.
Ye that are brave now serve Him against unnumbered foes;
Let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own.
Put on the Gospel armor, each piece put on with prayer;
Where duty calls or danger, be never wanting there.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, each soldier to his post,
Close up the broken column, and shout through all the host:
Make good the loss so heavy, in those that still remain,
And prove to all around you that death itself is gain.

Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song.
To those who vanquish evil a crown of life shall be;
They with the King of Glory shall reign eternally."

Answer: Marching to Zion

'Marching to Zion' was written by Isaac Watts in 1707. According to Cyberhymnal.org, the hymn is based on Jeremiah 31:6, which states in the NKJV, "Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God." Watts was born Ju­ly 17, 1674 in South­amp­ton, Great Britain and was a prolific writer of hymns, many of which remain popular today.

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'Marching to Zion':

"Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.

Refrain:
We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.

The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from the place;
Religion never was designed
Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less.

[Refrain]

Let those refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God;
But favorites of the heavenly King,
But favorites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad.

[Refrain]

The God that rules on high,
And thunders when He please,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas,
And manages the seas.

[Refrain]

This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav'nly powers,
He will send down his heav'nly powers,
To carry us above,
To carry us above.

[Refrain]

There we shall see His face,
And never, never sin!
There, from the rivers of His grace,
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in,
Drink endless pleasures in.

[Refrain]

Yea, and before we rise,
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
Should constant joys create,
Should constant joys create.

[Refrain]

The men of grace have found,
Glory begun below.
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow,
From faith and hope may grow.

[Refrain]

The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets.

[Refrain]

Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.

[Refrain]"

Answer: Have Thine Own Way, Lord

'Have Thine Own Way, Lord' is the correct answer.

The hymn was written by Ad­e­laide A. Poll­ard in 1907 and the music was composed by George C. Steb­bins. Cyberhymnal.org provides this account of the inspiration behind 'Have Thine Own Way, Lord': "Pol­lard be­lieved the Lord want­ed her in Af­ri­ca as a mis­sion­a­ry, but she was un­a­ble to raise funds to go. In an un­cer­tain state of mind, she at­tend­ed a pray­er meet­ing, where she heard an el­der­ly wo­man pray, 'It's all right, Lord. It does­n't mat­ter what You bring in­to our lives, just have Your own way with us.' At home that night, much en­cour­aged, she wrote this hymn."

Here are the words to the hymn 'Have Thine Own Way Lord':

"Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Search me and try me, Savior today!
Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now,
as in thy presence humbly I bow.

Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!"

Answer: I Cannot Tell

'I Cannot Tell' is the correct answer.

The hymn was written in 1929 by Will­iam Y. Full­er­ton and the music is based on "Londonderry", a traditional Irish medley. Fullerton was born March 8, 1857 in Bel­fast, North­ern Ir­eland and died Au­gust 17, 1932 in Bed­ford Park, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land. According to Cyberhymnal.org, Fullerton became an evangelical Christian after hearing the noted evangelist Charles Spurgeon speak. Fullerton "be­came a well re­spect­ed Bap­tist preach­er him­self, home sec­re­ta­ry of the Bap­tist Miss­ion­a­ry So­ci­e­ty, and pre­si­dent of the Bap­tist Un­ion," the Website states. "He was a reg­u­lar and pop­u­lar speak­er at Kes­wick."

Here are the words to the hymn 'I Cannot Tell':

"I cannot tell why He whom angels worship,
Should set His love upon the sons of men,
Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wanderers,
To bring them back, they know not how or when.
But this I know, that He was born of Mary
When Bethlehem's manger was His only home,
And that He lived at Nazareth and labored,
And so the Savior, Savior of the world is come.

I cannot tell how silently He suffered,
As with His peace He graced this place of tears,
Or how His heart upon the cross was broken,
The crown of pain to three and thirty years.
But this I know, He heals the brokenhearted,
And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,
And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,
For yet the Savior, Savior of the world is here.

I cannot tell how He will win the nations,
How He will claim His earthly heritage,
How satisfy the needs and aspirations
Of East and West, of sinner and of sage.
But this I know, all flesh shall see His glory,
And He shall reap the harvest He has sown,
And some glad day His sun shall shine in splendor
When He the Savior, Savior of the world is known.

I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,
When, at His bidding, every storm is stilled,
Or who can say how great the jubilation
When all the hearts of men with love are filled.
But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture,
And myriad, myriad human voices sing,
And earth to Heaven, and Heaven to earth, will answer:
At last the Savior, Savior of the world is King!"

Answer: Anywhere With Jesus

'Anywhere With Jesus' is the correct answer.

The hymn was written by Jes­sie B. Pounds in 1887 with Hel­en C. Al­ex­an­der adding Stan­zas 3 and 4 cir­ca 1915, according to Cyberhymnal.org. The music was composed by Dan­iel B. Town­er. Pounds was born Au­gust 31, 1861 in Hir­am, Ohio, and is credited with writing 400 Gospel songs over the years. Alexander, born Jan­u­a­ry 10, 1877 in Birm­ing­ham, Eng­land, was an heir­ess to the Cad­bury choc­o­late for­tune. Cybberhymnal.org reports in 1904 she married Charles M. Al­ex­an­der, a song lead­er for evan­gel­ist Ru­ben Tor­rey.

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'Anywhere With Jesus':

"Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go,
Anywhere He leads me in this world below;
Anywhere without Him dearest joys would fade;
Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid.

Refrain:
Anywhere, anywhere! Fear I cannot know;
Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go.

Anywhere with Jesus I am not alone;
Other friends may fail me, He is still my own;
Though His hand may lead me over drearest ways,
Anywhere with Jesus is a house of praise.

[Refrain]

Anywhere with Jesus, over land and sea,
Telling souls in darkness of salvation free;
Ready as He summons me to go or stay,
Anywhere with Jesus when He points the way.

[Refrain]

Anywhere with Jesus I can go to sleep,
When the darkening shadows round about me creep,
Knowing I shall waken nevermore to roam;
Anywhere with Jesus will be home, sweet home.

[Refrain]"

Answer: When the Roll is Called Up Yonder

'When the Roll is Called Up Yonder' was written by James M. Black in 1893. Black was born Au­gust 19, 1856, in South Hill, New York and died De­cem­ber 21, 1938, in Will­iams­port, Penn­syl­van­ia. He is buried at Wild­wood Cem­e­te­ry in Will­iams­port. According to Hymnary.org, 'When the Roll is Called Up Yonder' has been published in 349 hymn books over the years. Black was a major force in the hymn writing scene in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Hymnary.org reports Black wrote almost 1,500 hymns, edited more than a doz­en Gos­pel song books and served on a commission for the 1905 Meth­od­ist hym­nal.

Here are the words to the hymn 'When the Roll is Called Up Yonder':

"When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

Refrain:
When the roll, is called up yonder,
When the roll, is called up yonder,
When the roll, is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there.

On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

[Refrain]

Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

[Refrain]"

Answer: God of Our Fathers

'God of Our Fathers' is the correct answer.

Daniel C. Roberts wrote 'God of Our Fathers' to mark the centennial of American independence in 1876. Roberts was born November 5, 1841 in Bridge­hamp­ton, Long Is­land, New York and died Oc­to­ber 31, 1907, in Con­cord, New Hamp­shire. Hymnary.org states the hymn has been published in 355 different hymn books over the years. After serving as a private in the U.S. Civil War, Roberts became a Presbyterian minister in 1866.

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'God of Our Fathers':

"God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.

Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast,
Be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide and Stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.

From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;
Thy true religion in our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,
Lead us from night to never ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine."

Answer: O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing

The correct answer is 'O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing'.

'O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing' was written by Charles Wesley in 1749. According to Popularhymns.com, Wesley wrote the words to the hymn on the eleventh anniversary of accepting Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord. The Website reports the hymn is thought to have been inspired by Peter Bohler, an influential Moravian leader, who once quipped, "Had I a thousand tongues, I would praise Christ Jesus with all of them." Popularhymns.com reports the hymn originally had nineteen stanzas and when published was titled, 'For the Anniversary Day of One's Conversion.'

Here are the words to the old-time hymn 'O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing':

"O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise,
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace,
The triumphs of His grace,
The triumphs of His grace.

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread thro' all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name,
The honors of Thy name,
The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
'Tis life, and health, and peace,
'Tis life, and health, and peace,
'Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the pow'r of canceled sin,
He sets the pris'ner free,
He sets the pris'ner free.
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me,
His blood availed for me,
His blood availed for me."

Answer: How Great Thou Art

'How Great Thou Art' is based on a Swedish traditional melody written by Carl Gustav Boberg (1859-1940) in 1885. According to Wikipedia, the hymn was first translated into German and then into Russian. "It was translated into English from the Russian version by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own," Wikipedia states. 'How Great Thou Art' quickly became popular around the world after it was performed by the likes of George Beverly Shea and Cliff Barrows during Billy Graham crusades.

Here are the words to classic hymn 'How Great Thou Art':

"O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Refrain:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

[Refrain]

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

[Refrain]

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

[Refrain]

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: 'My God, how great Thou art!'

[Refrain]"