Howling:Son of God Goes Forth to War

User:Blopington mentioned the similarity between "A Good Man Goes to War," and the title of a hymn, "The Son of God Goes Forth to War." See that thread (which is largely unrelated to this one... OR IS IT!!!) here.

Now that I read the lyrics again, I'm struck by some lines that seem to connect directly to episodes. Didn't want to derail that thread with something relatively off-topic, so here goes:

The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain; --Unknown episode

His blood-red banner streams afar: Who follows in His train? --The Doctor's Wife (Amy's vision of crimson)

Who best can drink his cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, --Unknown episode

Who patient bears his cross below, He follows in His train. --The Beast Below

The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave, --The Impossible Astronaut

Who saw his Master in the sky, And called to Him to save: --Last of the Time Lords

Like Him, with pardon on his tongue, In midst of mortal pain, --Unknown episode

He prayed for them that did the wrong: Who follows in his train? --Unknown episode

A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the Spirit came, --Journey's End

Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame. --Unknown episode*

They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane, --The King's Demon?!?

They bowed their necks, the death to feel: Who follows in their train? --The Stolen Earth

A noble army, men and boys, The matron and the maid, --A Good Man Goes to War (?)

Around the Savior's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. --Unknown episode

They climbed by strength divine from heaven, Through peril, toil, and pain: --Unknown episode**

O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train. --Unknown episode

A couple of the un-starred "unknowns" seem to me like generalities; typical sentiments a companion or group of companions might say at a difficult time. The first one I starred, about Twelve valiant saints, could be the Doctor's first twelve regenerations. The second I starred, about climing by strength divine from heaven, sounds potentially like a re-emergence of Gallifrey.

Anyway... it struck me, so I had to put it out there. Thoughts?

PS: A couple faults with my format; I took the rhythm pattern strictly rather than using punctuation or a "whatever works" approach; some of the episodes were pre-Moff, which seems a touch unlikely from some POVs; and, I'm human... always seeing patterns in things that aren't there. Agonaga 19:23, June 2, 2011 (UTC)