Jerusalem

William Blake  (1804)

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 fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land.

Jerusalem, 1804, poema de William Blake, se tornou um hino (não oficial) para os Ingleses. Nele Blake traz a beleza da Inglaterra, bem como a degradação encontrada em seu seio e a necessidade de lutar contra essa. David Erdman, em seu livro Blake: Prophet Against Empire, mostra que Satanic Mills se refere as fábricas de Londres.