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Text:And did those feet in ancient time
Author:William Blake, 1757-1827
Tune:JERUSALEM
Composer:C. Hubert H. Parry, 1848-1918

488. And did those feet in ancient time

1 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 those dark satanic mills?

2 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.

Text Information
First Line: And did those feet in ancient time
Author: William Blake, 1757-1827
Meter: DLM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: Church and People: National; St. George, Patron of England: April 23rd
Tune Information
Name: JERUSALEM
Composer: C. Hubert H. Parry, 1848-1918
Meter: DLM
Key: D Major



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