cause sometimes you just love the sound of it

[technoir]

William Blake
The New Jerusalem
Poem lyrics of The New Jerusalem by William Blake.

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 charriot 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.

Comments

[twelveoaks.livejournal.com]

I have always liked that song.

[technoir.livejournal.com]

It has always struck me as being a bit dark which what I liked.

[hapersmion.livejournal.com]

Doh! Now I have to go look up poems. Not Blake - he's interesting but not one of my favorites... For some reason this poem make me want to read some Eliot.