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Thread #137428   Message #3145543
Posted By: LadyJean
30-Apr-11 - 09:49 PM
Thread Name: Civil War & military metaphor in hymns
Subject: RE: Civil War & military metaphor in hymns
There's The Battle Hymn of The Republic of course. There's also a hymn called "Hold the Fort", inspired by Sherman's march. I think, "Babylon Is Fallen" is also inspired by the defeat of the confederacy.