You know what Cletus? I thought the exact same thing as I was listening to it. I think our minds are in a certain place now.
The stage is set.
Van Morrison was brought up a good Irish catholic so those lyrics don’t surprise me. They can be construed in several ways:
The Crusades
The Irish “war” against the Church of England
Even Sabbaoth, the eternal war of God
I think it is intended for the protestant war as VM was a known supporter of the IRA.
By the way....I wore orange all day Saturday, just because I could.