"Jerusalem" is an Englishhymn written by William Blake in the early 1800s, and it was put to music about a century later by Sir Hubert Parry. It is often considered to be a de facto national anthem of England.[1][2]
Lyrics[]
English original
IPA transcription
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 Devine
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 spear! Oh 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!
