you can't read this - to the last verse - without a patriotic tear welling in the eye...

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

Bring me my bow of burning gold
Bring me my arrows of desire
Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold
Bring me my chariot of fire

I will not cease from mental fight
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land
'Til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on November 25th 2009 at 17:54:51

Message Thread

Should England's National Anthem be changed? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 25, 17:42:11
- yes, to "angels" by robbie williams. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 25, 18:46:36
- (incidentally, you can't *change* it, 'cos we don't currently have one (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 17:51:47
- Yes. Jerusalem. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 17:49:26
- No, I like Land of Hope and Glory (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:47:46
  - you can't read this - to the last verse - without a patriotic tear welling in the eye... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 17:54:51
    - No chance (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Nov 25, 17:58:36
      - see below. Not if they bothered to understand what Blake himself stood for (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 18:00:38
        
        If by "Jerusalem" (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Nov 25, 18:03:47
        
        ha ha. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 18:05:13
    - it's very good, must be said. But I don't like the god element (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:56:51
      - but the religious bit is symbolic, rather then being about any particular creed (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 25, 17:59:06
        
        true, maybe it'll be changed when the queen pops her expensive clogs (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 18:00:53
  - on the other hand, bin off GSTQ (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:53:21
    - They will in a few years (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Nov 25, 17:54:16
      - how old is the old bint now anyway? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:58:07
  - That's Brittain (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 17:51:36
    - we've used LoHaG in the past (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:55:24
      - as well as being an athiest. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 25, 17:57:01
        
        quite, though I preferred not to mention that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 25, 17:59:58
        
        Too complicated (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Nov 25, 18:00:15

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