'Jerusalem' by William Blake
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Text
Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
Links to Articles & Essays
- Daily Mail Australia (2008) Cathedral Bans Jerusalem Hymn Because it is 'Not to the Glory of God'. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1012033/Cathedral-bans-Jerusalem-hymn-glory-God.html
Its inspiring words and rousing tune are loved by millions. But Jerusalem - Gordon Brown's favourite hymn - has just been ditched by one of the country's (Britain) greatest churches.
Contemporary news article. - Eden, V. (2014). Poem of the week / William Blake on a Weird Jerusalem. Would Blake Have Conjured today’s Jerusalem in England’s Green and Pleasant Land? Retrieved from http://www.haaretz.com/life/culture/poem-of-the-week/1.595603 on 16 June, 2015Would Blake have conjured today’s Jerusalem in England’s green and pleasant land?
An interesting contemporary commentary.
