Battle Hymn of the Republic (Power Metal Version - partial A.I.)

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Author and Poet wrote Julia Ward Howe wrote this song/poem after a visit with union troops during the civil war. It has since become an endearing song in Christian circles.
Lyrics:
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.
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
I have read His fiery gospel writ in rows of burnished 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.
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth 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.
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth 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.
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

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[@christianvostrovsky318]

Very Power Version this Christian Metal Song. JESUS is comming!

[@thefarmersdaughter7455]

This is my favorite song ever and it's so hard to find good covers that aren't a choir or lamentably slow. This is awesome! Metal fits so well with this song. Thank you for uploading this. Even my mom thought it sounded good!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@thefarmersdaughter7455 heck yes! Rock on!!

[@vickialbertson4068]

Wow. This is amazing. Loved it. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@isolinear9836]

Props for creativity.

[@markv8065]

two tastes that taste great together

[@seannickerson5730]

Power & Praise............Enter His gates.......Psalm 100:4

[@stephymalok]

This… is very different from the one I just sang at church today.😂

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@stephymalok it is different indeed, but I hope you enjoyed it!

[@GogoGST]

​@@Michael_Benningfield I definitely did

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Why would you sing the U.S. army theme song in church?

[@stephymalok]

@@sirilluminarthevaliant2895 um... have you read the lyrics? And I mean all 3 verses.

[@robertbuzbyjr.4636]

There are hymns and songs that need the music match their power wether it's metal, power metal, heavy metal, or rock. This is the established churches problem stuck in the past!

[@MCorsoshorts1922]

awesome song i freaking luv it!

[@billybobjoe4006]

Quickly! The immortal lich king Jefferson Davis will soon rise, we must wake Lincoln from his marble tomb and summon the great Inferno Wizard William Tecumseh Sherman!

[@ImprovmanZero]

Don't forget Saint Browning

[@williamlancaster5136]

Don't worry lads, once we summon Sherman it's all over for the lich king and his army.

[@MrBattleshipsrule]

@@williamlancaster5136 The Great Destroyer of Southern Infrastructure will ride again!

[@davidjefferson4941]

Nice, some good history revisionism here

[@ImprovmanZero]

Technically I didn't revise anything on my part James Moses Browning was and is a member of the Latter Day Saints

[@Mastert3318]

The likes were at 666 so I obviously had to fix that by liking this!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@Mastert3318 and a host of angels bid thee thanks!!

[@JamesCampbell-g9k]

This is music!!! Rock it!!

[@solihatsolihat-mv6wu]

I like this song

[@barthunt8640]

80’s Christian hair metal band Stryper has a really good version.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@barthunt8640 yes they do!!! I’ve seen so many bands live, from Metallica to System of a Down, HammerFall and more.. but NO ONE Puts on a show like Stryper. Seen them 3 times and every time they absolutely rocked!!!

[@barthunt8640]

@@Michael_Benningfield absolutely! I met Stryper backstage in Nashville, Tennessee a few years back. Great bunch of guys. Although I’ve only seen one live performance of the song by them and it was their 1985 Live in Japan on VHS tape. I still have the VHS of the concert.

[@nathanmejia7000]

Hallelujah!!!

[@tpechs]

Awesome.

[@AF-nc2fc]

Now do a metal version of ALL stanzas of "The Star Spangled Banner."

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@AF-nc2fc ya know, I would love to do that… but 1) I believe Iced Earth’s instrumental version is the greatest ever. And 2) If sang, it should only be done by Ray Charles - may he R.I.P.

[@MrBattleshipsrule]

@@Michael_Benningfield only the first part of the Star Spangled Banner is played before Declaration Day and then mixed with Dixie in the Gettysburg 1863 track Devil to Pay

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@MrBattleshipsrule oh I’m aware. I love the song! I’m just saying I love their version best. Tim Owens has some vocals!

[@solihatsolihat-mv6wu]

Haleluya

[@TheRealRomansThirteen]

Nice touch.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

Thanks!

[@notthew4y]

please do more i need more

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@notthew4y I have a seven song album dropping on 10/9 - and after it drops I’ll still put out new songs. Plus I have two original albums dropping too.

[@federicoutrilla5410]

No está mal.

[@DrexHawkens]

@Michael_Benningfield This is Beautiful, I will be using this in a video I will be uploading soon, I will credit you fully, I hope that's alright with you. Thank you!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@DrexHawkens that is fine! If KZbin gives you any trouble just let me know!

[@GogoGST]

I want so much to be crusader/templar

[@bill-wd8er]

really why

[@davidjefferson4941]

This isn't even about templars

[@GogoGST]

@@davidjefferson4941 yeah, but the painting is

[@davidjefferson4941]

@@GogoGST Yeah, it rocks

[@jorgerodriguez7043]

I'm trying to get my church band to do this version since I'm the church drummer at my church, let's see if I can convince them as I still play my version of metal drums to religious songs like Chris Tomlin and Hillsong and they say I play to loud, oh well, can't take the metal out of a drummer and I'm sixty two by the way, still love it!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@jorgerodriguez7043 heck yeah!!! Rock it out!!!

[@MapasMapas-s6x]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ScottishPsycho98]

PLEASE CAN THIS BE RELEASED TO SPOTIFY?

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@ScottishPsycho98 October 9, 2024 it will hit Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music and more. If you search my name on Spotify you’ll find two of my songs already there. Just give a follow and you’ll be notified soon as it drops!

[@johntravis3242]

Not what I expected, but not too bad.👍

[@manowars3728]

banger

[@Michael_Benningfield]

In the words of Sheamus - Banger, after banger, after banger!!!

[@martinsalrzar5648]

Killer version!! How can I purchase it?

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@martinsalrzar5648 I believe if you go here: music.apple.com/us/album/battle-hymn-of-the-republic/1771004392?i=1771004393 That should link to a place to listen or purchase it

[@runne-y5b]

🧛🏻🤘🏻👹🤘🏻🧛🏻‍♀️

[@BringTheRains]

Really like it. Can you do a power metal version of “o boundless salvation” by William booth.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@BringTheRains I’m not familiar with the song but I can look into it and as long as I can lay out a good guitar and bass line, the rest should be easy enough.

[@BringTheRains]

@@Michael_Benningfield much appreciated. really loving this.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

Took a couple of days, but here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJnIpHmAaZialac

[@stevenbaker8184]

Can I ask a real question, why the painting of something that had everything to do with the United States Civil War? The song had nothing to do with knights?????? Written in the early part of the war. 1861-65. Fought Manassas Va and ended Appomattox Va. And nearly destroyed my home state.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@stevenbaker8184 I think I answered this in a different comment thread. I just happen to like Templar Knights. But, the templars were always on “crusades” and if ever there were a crusade in the United States, the crusade to end slavery would be one - hence the very loose tie together. But - it should be showing the album cover and not the templar photo, but for whatever reason it switched back and forth.

[@mystiquesword]

Wow! Different for sure! Love it. I never realized though that the lyrics actually present a false doctrine. ‘As he died to make us holy, let us die to make us free’ Eh, but our god died for us so we dont have to. 😆

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@mystiquesword that’s because she was talking about being willing to die for the cause of ending slavery. Over the years the lyrics have changed to “As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free” but even then that is wrong in a spiritual sense as Christ dying was to set us free if we chose Him. But yeah, her wording was about the Union Army being willing to sacrifice their own lives to see slavery end and all men being set free from the oppression of a wicked government basing morality on skin color.

[@a.velderrain8849]

It's "Let us die to make Men free", and it was referring to Union soldiers dying to end slavery (literally dying to make men free). It's not theological at all.

[@roverslambean3452]

Holy SHit !!!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@roverslambean3452 as long as it isn’t the Pope’s…. I’m hoping that comment means you like the song lol

[@Ender1king]

@@Michael_Benningfield the Pope is untrustowrthy.

[@roverslambean3452]

​@@Michael_Benningfield like it? Run run brother run! You have a story to tell! This is gold man. I'm so stoked I came back to the page so I can discover it again. I love it. Can't wait to blast it on some more heavy duty speakers!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@roverslambean3452 I jam it in my vehicle and the bass is just gold. :D

[@rippujin1735]

Jefferson Davis: Why is boss music playing?

[@styeontheeye3777]

Why does it sound like the singer from Narnia?

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@styeontheeye3777 I didn’t think it sounded like Christian Llegrin or whatever his name is… then again…

[@rogersmith258]

I kind of want to see what you would do with "Looking For You" by Kirk Franklin now lol

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@rogersmith258 I mean, give me a week or so and let’s find out!

[@rogersmith258]

@@Michael_Benningfield Well I'm listening to your content one way or another lol! Keep up the good work and don't feel pressured due to my inquiry!

[@aconformist1]

Should of had a picture with Union troops marching. Crusaders probably do look cooler though.

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@aconformist1 I mean the Union troops were on a crusade of sorts. :D 🤷‍♂️

[@aconformist1]

@@Michael_Benningfield True, didnt think of it that way

[@MatchGrade08]

Sounds nice but not great yet. Just remember ai creatively detracts from everything. If you get the chance be sure to use real. Alot of the song remixes are held up by the song being good already but can be better if put together right to be great assumeing the artist did not do it mostly right which is often not true. Alot of those remixers can make a good remix but not a good song. They are not inspired to do it properly and when they try its alot worse. When you use a tool that does it for you instead of helps you do it you lose alot. Save time where you can but try not to lose the creativity. Song is not just a sound to a human but it is just a sound to a computer.

[@Matt-to3jo]

Please do Rhodesians Never Die

[@weepingwell]

deus vult

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@weepingwell the perfect rallying cry!

[@weepingwell]

@@Michael_Benningfield agreed good sir, great vid btw

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@weepingwell thank you!

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

LET'S GO AND FREE THOSE BLACKS, BOYS!!!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@EzekielDeLaCroix I’m kinda surprised someone actually knows the two-edged reasoning of the song. Most people completely ignore the fact that this was an anti-slavery song and not just a song about God. I love the song. Always been one of my favorite songs.

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

@@Michael_Benningfield lmao I was just shitposting

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@EzekielDeLaCroix oh I’m aware, but in doing so it was the perfect time to drop some knowledge because legit - most people don’t know it isn’t a full-blown church song. :D

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

@@Michael_Benningfield On the other hand, there are still people that think it's ONLY about anti-slavery, and don't even realize that it has anything about God in it, which absolutely blows me away!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@GrandmasGotGraceLW that’s very true as well!

[@SkeletonGuts45]

cant stand the ai sound.

[@shilopnamreg6468]

Then don’t listen to it?

[@BlackTownie999]

Then cover it...

[@SkeletonGuts45]

@@shilopnamreg6468 didn't know it was ai, obviously.

[@SkeletonGuts45]

@@BlackTownie999 what?

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@shilopnamreg6468 so it isn’t fully a.i. - I’ve been playing guitars, bass, piano, clarinet etc since I was just a small child. However, I don’t like my voice and I have trouble with drums at times, so I use a program that allows me to lay out the music from keyboards to guitars etc… and then it adds the drums and vocals. Sometimes it comes out nice like this song (which I personally actually like), and other times it comes out as a complete dumpster fire of abysmal crap. Then, there are some times that even with what I lay out in garageband or logic pro, the system changes it or ignores part of it and does its own thing. But I can respect that if you hear something you know has a.i. in it and it doesn’t jive with you that you may not like it. It’s all good bro! I still appreciate you giving it a listen. But since you don’t like the a.i. sound, avoid my version of In The Garden because it is actually 100% a.i. generated. :D

[@geraldstamour1312]

Ex Virtute Dei Defendam, @Michael_Benningfield! This song is absolute FIRE!

[@Michael_Benningfield]

@@geraldstamour1312 Mors est pro nobis omnibus! But before it does, may we headbang in unison and sing unto the Lord!

[@geraldstamour1312]

@@Michael_Benningfield Consider it done.