The Biblical roots of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
I was reminded recently of one of my favorite hymns as I read the first reading at Mass. In particular these lines stood out: [An] angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud [Jesus], “Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the time …
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