"Beautiful as the Moon – Terrible as an Army with Banners" is a 1975 song composed by Fred Frith with lyrics by Chris Cutler for the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. It was recorded in February and March 1975 by Henry Cow and Slapp Happy, and released in May 1975 on their collaborative album, In Praise of Learning by Virgin Records. A jazz interpretation of "Beautiful as the Moon" was recorded by the with spoken texts by John Greaves and released on their 2019 album, Echoes of Henry Cow.