Julia Ward Howe's revised lyrics to the song "John Brown's Body",
published in early 1862 as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", are a tissue of apocalyptic biblical references, drawing on multiple
books from both the Hebrew and Christian testaments.
(List of Biblical References in The Battle Hymn of the Republic)
And it's always good to hear what Orson Welles has to say on any subject:
