 Genius Meanings
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William Blake – And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time
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“And did those feet in ancient time” is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton: a Poem, which was printed in 1808. Today, the poem is best known as the
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Billy Bragg – Blake's Jerusalem
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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
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Jerusalem
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‘Jerusalem’ is a cover of a traditional English hymn, given a rock arrangement by ELP. The lyrics come from a poem an early-nineteenth-century poem by William Blake, a renowned
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Bruce Dickinson – Jerusalem
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[Verse 1] / And did those feet in ancient times / Walk upon England's mountains green? / Was the holy lamb of God / On England's pleasant pastures seen? / [Verse 2] / And did the
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William Blake – Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion: Plate 18
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Plate 18
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Hubert Parry – Jerusalem
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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
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Mark Stewart – Jerusalem
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I will not cease from mental fight / Nor shall my sword sleep at my side / Till we have built Jerusalem / Jerusalem / Bring me my bow of burning gold! / Bring me my spear! / Bring
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Patrick Wolf – Jerusalem
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And did those feet in ancient times / Walk upon England's mountains green? / And was the holy lamb of God / On England's pleasant pasture's scene? / And did the countenance divine
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William Blake – Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion: Chapter 1
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If you are looking to annotate the famous anthem ‘Jerusalem’ based upon the poem by Blake, see ‘And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times’.
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Charlotte Church – Jerusalem
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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
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William Blake – To Tirzah
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‘Tirzah’ was published a few years later than the other poems in the series, Songs of Experience. These short poems explore the harsh realities of late 18th and early 19th Century
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Nerina Pallot – Jerusalem
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And did those feet in ancient time / Walk upon England's mountains green? / And qas the holy Lamb of God / On England's pleasent pastures seen? / And did the countenance divine
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Frank Turner – I Believed You, William Blake
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[Verse 1] / Have you seen my husband? / You'd know him, if you had / He's known around old London Town / Most people think he's mad / My husband he talks with angels / And with
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Coope, Boyes and Simpson – Jerusalem Revisited
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[Verse 1] / Out there on a doomed estate a house is burning down / Another island in a wasteland, another black spot in the town / In a homeland for the homeless live the
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The Fall – Dog Is Life / Jerusalem
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You don't see rabbits being walked down the street / And you don't see many cats on leads / Dogs pet dogs dogs rapacious wet dogs / Owner of dogs slow-witted dog owner / Owner of
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William Blake – Milton: A Poem
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This poem contains the famous poem ‘And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times’, which was later used in the anthem ‘Jerusalem’. Please see the page on ‘And Did Those Feet in Ancient
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Mekons – Thee Olde Trip to Jerusalem
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The seed of the devil lives on in men / (Thee olde trip to Jerusalem) / Verses 4,5,6 chapters 8,9,10 / (Thee olde trip to Jerusalem) / The Landlords and the leaders with their foot
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William Blake – England! awake! awake! awake!
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England! awake! awake! awake! / Jerusalem thy Sister calls! / Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death / And close her from thy ancient walls? / Thy hills and valleys felt her feet
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William Blake – Introduction to the Songs of Experience
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From Blake’s Songs of Experience. published in the 1794, this was one of the series of poems which explore the harsh realities of late 18th and early 19th Century life during the
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The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu – It's Grim Up North
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Bolton / Barnsley / Nelson / Colne / Burnley / Bradford / Buxton / Crewe / Warrington / Widnes / Wigan / Leeds / Northwich / Nantwich / Knutsford / Hull / Sale / Salford
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Current 93 – All the Stars Are Dead Now
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As David Tibet explains:
This is the Planh [funeral lament] of Wm. B [William Blake] who appeared to me in the starlacked night and gave me this prophecy. May God have mercy on us
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Lord Byron – Darkness
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Commonly classed as a ‘last man’ poem, Lord Byron’s ‘Darkness’ tells of an environmental apocalypse in which all natural light has been “extinguished”. Recent criticism, however
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Sleep – Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
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[?] slaves / Have fallen to the earth this day / People blow their separate ways / Mountain and wind gather gaze / Majestic tree of life decays / Human did not change its ways
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William Blake – Symbolism in William Blake's Poetry
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WILLIAM BLAKE / As a Visionary Poet / William Blake (1757-1827) was not a lyrical poet but a great visionary. / How visionary / As a visionary, he always looks for things beyond
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