I love the deep spirituality of this song. So much meaning in every line of lyrics. No body is better than Odetta for this song either. You can't tell me that her voice is not god given. Most modern pop singers could practice for 2000 years and not get close to the quality of voice she has.
I FINALLY HEAR THE WORDS... THANK YOU ODETTA FOR THE WONDERFUL CLARITY OF YOUR BEAUTIFULLY DELIVERED DICTION AND PRONUNCIATION. This is very hard to do while singing and getting to come across so wonderfully well. Thank you.
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! 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've read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps
His truth is marching on
Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth 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
His truth is marching on
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, oh, be jubilant, my feet! His truth is marching on
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
His truth is marching on
Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on
I was looking up the lyrics to "All The Pretty Little Horses" and found my way here. WHOA!! I had never heard of Odetta before. You can bet that after listening to her, I will be seeking out more of her works. What a gift she was given in her voice!! I'm in awe.