Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us
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"Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us" is a 19th-century American camp meeting hymn best known as the tune that later became associated with "John Brown's Body" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century song
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Christian hymn ⓘ camp meeting song ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American camp meeting tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Second Great Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | revivalism ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | oral tradition song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
important example of early American revival song
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source melody for The Battle Hymn of the Republic ⓘ |
| form | strophic song ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel precursor
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religious music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American folk music tradition
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American hymnody ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Glory, glory, hallelujah ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian fellowship
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religious exhortation ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| hasTuneRelation |
John Brown's Body
NERFINISHED
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American patriotic music
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Civil War-era songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWith | American Civil War music ⓘ |
| melodyUsedFor |
John Brown's Body
NERFINISHED
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | common meter variant ⓘ |
| musicalStructureFeature | call and response ⓘ |
| notableDerivativeWork |
John Brown's Body
GENERATED
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic GENERATED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Methodist camp meetings
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outdoor religious gatherings ⓘ |
| regionOfPopularity |
American South
NERFINISHED
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American frontier ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | camp meetings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
camp-meeting hymn “Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us”
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Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us
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Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us