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Thread #3934   Message #40080
Posted By: Mo
30-Sep-98 - 07:42 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Jerusalem (The English Song)
Subject: RE: Lyrics For
Funnily enough I believe this is the Jerusalem that is associated with the Women's Institute - not Blake's one. I always thought there was only one Jerusalem(foolish child that I was!)until I saw a television programme a few years ago about the WI where they sang the "hosanna in the highest" one.

Try as I might to dislike this hymn/song as being pro-imperialist English, I find I can't - it's such a great tune and the words are so socialist in their meaning (well, that's my preferred interpretation anyway)that it's hard to dislike them...

Mo