The lyrics (with notes) of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Updated" (MT 1901), "a parody of American imperialism [Where have we heard that of late???], in the wake of the Philippine-American War," conveniently appears on <wikipedia.org>. Which please see. The words are also appended to an "op-ed" piece re "Thou shalt not kill" which, again conveniently, appears online at <http://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/twain/notkill.htm>. Which also see. . . . An interesting summary "encyclopedia article" re "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is -- conveniently -- online at <wikipedia.org> including an excellent facsimile of BH's first appearance in _The Atlantic Monthly_ 9/52 (Feb 1862): 10; a transcription of the original lyrics (including the oft-omitted 6th stanza); a list of interesting trivia re same; AND a note regarding MT's parody. . . . But my favorite BH site is at <cyberhymnal.org> which features the original lyrics, a brief note regarding the hymn-poet's composition, AND a photo of Julia -- she of the remarkably etched countenance and piercing eyes. . . . The religious content of BH? Old Testament / Hebrew Bible imagery of course, especially for example Jeremiah 25:30. I was sometime ago looking again at MT's anti-imperialism parody -- for obvious? reasons -- and hope you will let us know what you may discover in the halls of the MT literati. . . . (MrEdd)