465. Jerusalem by William Blake
b'W Blake read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\n\\u2018Jerusalem\\u2019\\nfrom \\u2018Milton\\u2019\\nby William Blake (1757 \\u2013 1827)\\n\\nAnd did those feet in ancient time\\n Walk upon England\\u2019s mountains green?\\nAnd was the holy Lamb of God\\n On England\\u2019s pleasant pastures seen?\\n\\nAnd did the Countenance Divine \\n Shine forth upon our clouded hills?\\nAnd was Jerusalem builded here\\n Among these dark Satanic Mills?\\n\\nBring me my bow of burning gold!\\n Bring me my arrows of desire!\\nBring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!\\n Bring me my chariot of fire!\\n\\nI will not cease from mental fight,\\n Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,\\nTill we have built Jerusalem \\n In England\\u2019s green and pleasant land.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 18 March 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'