Jerusalem

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 Fight1,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant Land.

William Blake, Jerusalem

(Para escutar o poema como hino visitar http://buffaloseminary.org/files/1_2_1/downloads/Jerusalem.mp3)

Clement Attlee utilizou este hino (e o poema) para mobilizar a Inglaterra do pós-guerra. O objectivo do Labour era tornar esse sonho realidade. O sonho do Bem comum na Terra.

Bom Dia!