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What are the vocals in the background at the end of ITNOG?

The chant/hymn is called "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", and it was written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861 during the Civil War to the tune of a popular camp song of the time.

The verse sung in "In the Name of God" is as follows:

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.

Currently it's unknown if this is a sample or sung by MP/JP/JLB.

MajorDTFan

By the way, the Battle Hymn of the Republic is a song that has a special place in the Mormon (Latter Day Saints) religion. Other lyrics in the song also have references to Mormonism. 'The Mighty and the Strong' is a reference to a prophecy about a leader (and prophet) that will emerge at the 'end times'. The early Mormon church also had it's fair share of violence and 'plural wives'.

July 29th, 2004

Jared

Battle Hymn of the Republic is a song from the civil war, written by Howe to replace the profane and uninspiring songs the Union soldiers were singing. Many Christians, not just Mormons, enjoy the hymn.

Lyrics in the song ITNOG seem either 1) general or 2) about multiple cases of misled/misleading leaders and interpretting the entire song entirely about Mormons sounds pretty biased---there are plenty of suicidal cult leaders out there, Koresh at Waco for example. It could about the Crusades or about Fundamentalism Anybodies or about 9/11. Or different parts can refer to different leaders.

Anyway, the use of Battle Hymn of the Republic at the end is interesting because it feels like it is set in a minor key or at least set against minor accompaniment instead of major like the original hymn. Can someone with more musical knowledge verify this?

February 15th, 2007