<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cover of the 1862 sheet music for the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lyrics </Th> <Td> Julia Ward Howe, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music </Th> <Td> William Steffe, 1856; arranged by James E. Greenleaf, C.S. Hall, and C.B. Marsh, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Audio sample </Th> </Tr>

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword meaning