camp-meeting hymn “Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us”

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The camp-meeting hymn “Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us” is a 19th-century American religious song whose melody later became famous as the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century American song
Christian hymn
camp-meeting hymn
associatedWith American Protestantism
revivalism
associatedWithMovement Second Great Awakening
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalOrigin 19th-century American evangelical culture
form strophic song
genre camp meeting song
religious song
hasHistoricalSignificance example of early American camp-meeting repertoire
source of melody for a major American patriotic hymn
hasMelodyUsedIn John Brown’s Body
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
hasNotableLyric "On Canaan’s happy shore"
"Say, brothers, will you meet us"
"There we’ll shout and sing forever"
hasTheme Christian fellowship
heavenly meeting
salvation
hasTuneName Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us
inception 19th century
influencedWork John Brown’s Body
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
language English
melodyLaterKnownAs tune of John Brown’s Body
tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic
meter common meter
performanceContext outdoor religious gatherings
revival meetings
religion Christianity
usedIn American camp meetings

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The Battle Hymn of the Republic basedOn camp-meeting hymn “Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us”