C. Hubert H. Parry - And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time (Jerusalem) for Choir (1916) [Score-Video]

C. Hubert H. Parry - And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time (Jerusalem) for Choir and Organ (1916)
Text by William Blake
The Royal Choral Society

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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.

[@OrbiliusMagister]

I fell in love with this tune while listening to the soundtrack of "Chariots of Fire". Vangelis was not only a musical genius, but also a very sensitive soul.

[@user-wo7fj8cz6q]

As a foreigner and a non-English native speaker, I am sincerely touched by the tune and words of this song.

[@katarzynaplociennik7027]

Fantastyczny utwór. Uczę się języka angielskiego śpiewając różne utwory. Wykonanie jest bardzo dobre słyszę wyraźnie śpiewany tekst. Szkoda że nie mogę wysłać swoje nagrania. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.

[@edmundoferreira-rocha7400]

Thank you for sharing. Very nice.

[@Omnywrench]

HEY EVERYBODY! SOMEBODY SAID "MATTRESS" TO MISTER LAMBERT *_TWICE!_*