...by Prison, he sang the Battle Hymn once more. The effect was magical: people shouted, wept, and sang, all together; and when the song was ended, above the tumult of applause was heard the voice of Abraham Lincoln , exclaiming, while the tears rolled down his cheeks,-- Sing it again! (Our mother met Lincoln in 1861, and was presented to him by Governor Andrew. After greeting the party, the President ...