Songs
- “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, an American patriotic anthem written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861
- To the same tune: “Glory Glory” (association football chant), which has been used notably by British clubs Hibernian, Tottenham, Leeds and Manchester United
- “Glory, Glory” (fight song), sung at American college sporting events
- “Glory, Glory (Lay My Burden Down)”, American spiritual song, recorded by many artists (under several titles) since the 20th century
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Famous quotes containing the word songs:
“How learned he bitter songs of lost Iambe,
Or that a cup-shaped breast is nothing vile?”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“And our sov’reign sole Creator
Lives eternal in the sky,
While we mortals yield to nature,
Bloom awhile, then fade and die.”
—Unknown. “Hail ye sighing sons of sorrow,” l. 13-16, Social and Campmeeting Songs (1828)
“Heaven has a Sea of Glass on which angels go sliding every afternoon. There are many golden streets, but the principal thoroughfares are Amen Street and Hallelujah Avenue, which intersect in front of the Throne. These streets play tunes when walked on, and all shoes have songs in them.”
—For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)