WAR SCROLL — COLUMN VII THE HOLY CAMP AND THE SEVEN PRIESTS [Driving electric guitars, deep bass, marching snares, powerful brass] [Verse 1 — The Appointed Ages] The men of the army, forty to fifty, The commissioners, fifty to sixty years. The officers serving in the army, Forty to fifty, their ages made clear. Those who strip the fallen in battle, Those who gather the spoils of war, Those who cleanse the land and guard the weapons, Those preparing provisions for the host, Twenty-five to thirty years, Their appointed years of service. Every duty within the army, According to the order given. [Verse 2 — The Camp Set Apart] No youth and no woman shall enter, The encampments of the army, From the day they leave Jerusalem, Until the day of their returning. No crippled, blind, or lame man, No man with a lasting blemish on his skin, No man ritually unclean in his flesh, Shall go with the army into battle. All the volunteers for battle, Pure in spirit and in flesh, Ready for the day of vengeance, According to the rule expressed. [Chorus — Full rock band, powerful male harmonies] THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! PURE IN SPIRIT! PURE IN FLESH! PREPARED FOR THE DAY OF VENGEANCE! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! [Verse 3 — The Purity of the Camp] Whoever is ritually unclean, Concerning his body on that day, Shall not go down with them to battle, For holy angels are with their army. Two thousand cubits from their camps, The place of the latrine shall stand. No shameful nakedness shall be seen, Around the borders of their camps. [Verse 4 — The Seven Priests] When the battle lines are assembled, Against the enemy they stand, Seven priests, the sons of Aaron, Through the middle opening shall advance. Into the space between formations, Clothed in garments of fine white linen, Linen tunics and linen breeches, Sashes woven around their waists. Fine linen twisted, violet and purple, Crimson woven in the design, The work of skillful craftsmen, Decorated caps upon their heads. These are garments made for battle, They shall not enter the sanctuary. The garments of the seven priests, According to the rule prescribed. [Chorus — Heavy guitars, brass and marching drums] SEVEN PRIESTS! THE SONS OF AARON! SEVEN PRIESTS! BETWEEN THE BATTLE LINES! WHITE LINEN! VIOLET AND PURPLE! CRIMSON WOVEN! THE GARMENTS OF THE PRIESTS! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! [Verse 5 — The Six Trumpeters] One priest shall walk before the soldiers, To strengthen their hands for battle. The other six shall bear the trumpets, According to their appointed service. The trumpets of assembly, The trumpets of remembrance, The trumpets sounding the alarm, The trumpets of pursuit. The trumpets of reassembly, Each appointed for its signal. The priests shall carry these before them, When the battle lines are formed. [Verse 6 — The Seven Levites] Seven Levites shall go with the priests, Between the battle lines they stand. Seven trumpets made of rams' horns, Held within the Levites' hands. Three officers from among the Levites, Shall walk before the priests and Levites. Seven priests and seven Levites, Three officers before them all. [Bridge — Rolling military snares, heavy guitar and brass] The priests shall blow the two trumpets, The trumpets appointed for assembly. Fifty shields are named before them, Fifty infantrymen from one gate. With each appointed battle formation, The Levite officers shall go. The infantry shall leave the gateways, According to the battle order. Between the opposing battle lines, The men shall take their stations. The surviving instructions end in fragments, Their further movements remain unknown. [Final Chorus — Thunderous modern rock and military brass] THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! SEVEN PRIESTS! SEVEN LEVITES! THREE OFFICERS GO BEFORE! THE TRUMPETS OF ASSEMBLY! THE TRUMPETS OF REMEMBRANCE! THE TRUMPETS OF ALARM! PURSUIT AND REASSEMBLY! PURE IN SPIRIT! PURE IN FLESH! PREPARED FOR THE DAY OF VENGEANCE! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! THE HOLY ANGELS ARE WITH THEIR ARMY! [Distorted guitars and brass in unison, final marching snare cadence]
