Christian or not, it is very difficult to find someone who has never heard of the famous “Our Father” prayer, present in the scriptures attributed to Saint Matthew and Saint Luke. One of its excerpts, in the English version, is named after the hit “Hallowed Be Thy Name”, by Iron Maiden.
The verse in question is “Hallowed Be Thy Name”, present at the beginning of the prayer. But what does this phrase mean and what is its context in the song from the album “The Number of the Beast”?
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According to the Catholic Bible, the passage in question symbolizes the Christian’s recognition that God has holiness.
“Prayer summarizes the entire gospel, as in it we find Jesus’ central teachings about how to relate to God and others. Each prayer request reflects fundamental values, such as the search for God’s will, mutual forgiveness, trust in His providence and the hope in the coming of His Kingdom. In the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer, ‘Hallowed be your name’, we recognize the holiness of God’s name and give glory to Him. After all, we were born to know and love God, therefore, , giving glory to Him is responding to such a call”, he says.
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The Archisp explains that it is necessary to perform this supplication daily, as according to the doctrine we need to be purified from sins.
“The first of the requests is for the name of God to be recognized and treated as Holy: ‘Hallowed be your Name’. It is, however, a question of “recognizing it as Holy, of treating it in a holy way. In his beautiful commentary on the Our Father, Saint Cyprian says: ‘Who could sanctify God, since it is He Himself who sanctifies? But, inspiring us with this word:
‘Sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am holy’ (Lev 11:44), we ask that, sanctified by Baptism, we persevere in what we began to be. We ask this every day, because we commit faults every day and we must purify ourselves of our sins by sanctification continued without ceasing. […] We therefore resort to prayer so that this holiness may remain within us.”
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In the case of “Hallowed Be Thy Name”, the entire song is a plea about a person sentenced to death who reflects on his life moments before execution. Soon it would be normal to find this being praying.
Letras.Mus continues its analysis of the biblical excerpt that names the hit: “The chorus ‘Hallowed be Thy name’, a reference to the Christian prayer ‘Our Father’, suggests a search for holiness or redemption, even in the face of death. The protagonist’s final acceptance (‘And though the end is near, I’m not sorry’) and his belief in the continuity of the soul after death (‘Mark my words, believe my soul lives on’) touch on concepts of spirituality and life after dead.
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The song ends with the idea that earthly life may just be a ‘strange illusion’, raising philosophical questions about the nature of reality and human existence. ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’ is a powerful meditation on mortality and the meaning of life, delivered with Iron Maiden’s signature energy and intensity.”
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