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Jerusalem
Arrgh! I am corrupted forever! I actually agree with the Daily Mail about something.
I think 'Jerusalem' would make an excellent English national song.
I first fell in love with the song when I met it as a poem in a museum exhibition. I liked it so much, I copied the words down (I didn't even realise it was famous at the time). When I went to my senior school, I was delighted to discover that not only did it have a really good tune, but it was also the school song.
I think it's a beautiful song, my only question is: have the Daily Mail actually read the words?
Do they realise it's a song about social reform?
Sssh, don't tell them!
For anyone who doesn't know the words to William Blake's song, they are here: http://progressiveliving.org/william_blake_poetry_jerusalem.htm
I think 'Jerusalem' would make an excellent English national song.
I first fell in love with the song when I met it as a poem in a museum exhibition. I liked it so much, I copied the words down (I didn't even realise it was famous at the time). When I went to my senior school, I was delighted to discover that not only did it have a really good tune, but it was also the school song.
I think it's a beautiful song, my only question is: have the Daily Mail actually read the words?
Do they realise it's a song about social reform?
Sssh, don't tell them!
For anyone who doesn't know the words to William Blake's song, they are here: http://progressiveliving.org/william_blake_poetry_jerusalem.htm