Is the Battle Hymn of the Republic a suitable hymn for a traditional OF Mass?

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I can’t do a poll, I think, otherwise this would be one
 
Eh, I don’t it is inappropriate. Especially on the 4th of July.

But, if it is down South. You might some folks slightly peeved about it.
 
I think that’s an understatement haha:vatican_city::vatican_city::vatican_city:🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
 
Yes. I think it works best as a closing hymn.

The theme works well for Christ the King—Last Judgement.
 
Battle Hymn of the Republic is right up there with the Russian National Anthem for stirring songs.


I’m pretty sure I couldn’t convince the bishop to do the Russian national anthem for Mass 😦 😄 I’m the baritone in our choir and wouldn’t be doing those high notes.
 
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I want to go punch some Nazis or pro choicers after listening to this haha.

(I am speaking in jest and not advocating violence)
 
I have often heard it at masses said specifically for the end of abortion. Like it a lot.
 
I’ve never thought of it in that light… It is good for that theme.
 
Judging by your name, you are a southerner… What kind of reception would it reccieve at a Southern parish?
 
That’s interesting… Judging from its history I would expect some to be offended by it.
 
Something people often encounter but hardly EVER notice:

The Eucharistic Hymn Tantum Ergo Sacramentum (yes, the one we use at Adoration/Benediction) is quite often sung to the tune of the German national anthem, Deutchland Ueber Alles
 
Could it be the other way around? I feel like in a Catholic country like Germany the tune is everywhere and some nazi wrote DUA and said ‘hm that hymn from when I was young would go with this well’
 
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Could it be the other way around? I feel like in a Catholic country like Germany the tune is everywhere and some nazi wrote DUA and said ‘hm that hymn from when I was young would go with this well’
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I did a quick check. It was been the German anthem since 1922, long before the Nazis came into being. An important thing to note is that while Nazi Germany did use DUA as their national anthem, it isn’t exclusive to them; it is not a “Nazi song” any more than say, something from Wagner they might have used. It is still, to this very day, the national anthem of modern Germany, but omitting what used to be the first verse. The proper name of the song is Deutschlandlied
 
But was the tune composed for Tantum Ergo or DUA? Does your source say?
 
It was pretty stirring in the context of the 9/11 memorial service in Washington a few days after the attack.
 
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But was the tune composed for Tantum Ergo or DUA? Does your source say?
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I’m not digging that deep. Just quick searches for the kind basic information that’s not in-dispute (since we all know “just because you read it on the internet…”) like the approximate date it was written. If a quick search all agree on 1922, that tells me it wasn’t something like 1722.
 
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