And did those feet in ancient time

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 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!

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "And did those feet in ancient time", c1804, from Milton, a Poem in Two Books

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by John Chorbajian (1936-) , "And did those feet in ancient time", published 1972. [full chorus of mixed voices a cappella]
by James Austin Collignon (1926-) , "Build Jerusalem", 1983. [voice, piano]
by (Henry) Walford Davies, Sir (1869-1941) , "England's Pleasant Land", op. 22 no. 3, published c1907. [SATB a cappella]
by John Linton Gardner (1917-) , "And did those feet", op. 6 (1951). [high voice, piano]
by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) , "And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time", alternate title: "Jerusalem", op. 208 (c1916), orchestrated 1922 by Sir Edward Elgar. [voice, unison chorus, piano]
by Virgil Garnett Thomson (1896-1989) , "And did those feet", published c1953 [medium voice, piano], from Five Songs from William Blake, no. 5.

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