Jerusalem

(B. Dickinson/ Roy Z)

And did those feet in ancient times

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 on our clouded hill

Was Jerusalem built here

On England's green and pleasant land

 

Let it rain, let it rain

Wash the scales from my eyes

Let it rain, let it rain

Let me see again

 

Bring me my bow of burning gold

Bring me my arrows of desire

I shall not sleep till the clouds unfold

Bring me my chariot of fire

Let it rain, let it rain

Tears of blood fall out of the sky

Let it rain, let it rain

Wash me clean again

 

From the frozen waters

The king will rise again

With two suns in the sky

 

I shall 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

 

Let it rain, let it rain

Tears of blood fall out of the sky

Let it rain, let it rain

Wash me clean again

 

See the gleaming spires of the citadel

The king and queen will dwell

In our hearts

 

Can Jerusalem be rebuilded here

In this trivial time, in this land of fear

In Jerusalem, where the grail remains

Walk into the light and dissolve the chains

 

Jerusalem

 

"(...) here is her secret place

From hence she comes forth on the Churches in delight

Here is her Cup fill'd with its poisons. in these horrid vales

And here her scarlet Veil woven in pestilence & war:

Here is Jerusalem bound in chains in the Dens of Babylon"

(Poetry by William Blake; Spoken by Arthur Brown)

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