From Boston, MA USA! I had 3 Bajan grandparents. They've cursed me with Anglophilia! One Thanksgiving Day, before we sat down to dinner, my Grandfather said 12 yr. old me should have a small glass of wine. Then all the adults stood, raised their glasses, and my Grandfather said "God save the Queen." This was in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn! The hymn "Jerusalem" is glorious. I think it should be the anthem. God save the king❣️🇧🇧🇬🇧
As a mathematician I have been to usa a few times The people are just lovely as are the people when I went to Moscow and St petersburg But London is the best country in the world with 100 languages
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 The Royals do a job, the same as Presidents do, and the job is full of duty and responsibility for which ever identity shoulders the necessary task of being Head Of State.
Ever since i was a little child Norway has always been my dream country to visit, it's beautiful nature, cities, towns, history, music, folklore and people has always fascinated me and i hope someday to explore it. Have a great day 🇬🇧❤🇳🇴
You know tarot? New Troy Phoenicia Canaan The covenant The grail It’s a woman. Look at the V The trinity The child. The grail Lamb Born God save the king Dieu et mon droit It’s over Fuck your wars
I'm Scottish and proud, but I have always maintained that this should be the national anthem of England. It's a truly amazing song, and a fitting match for England, which is an amazing country.
Great Britain is such a quaint island in general. You could be down south by Lands End or up Jorth by John O' Groats and you'll find the same small villages, rueal roads, ancient castles and homes littered across the countryside. I reckon this may be a huge reaosn for conservatism in rural areas. A lot of the outright SNP or Labour areas here are well built up and secluded from the traditional countryside. Funnily some of Scotlands most reliable Conservative voting constituencies are those near the border that lack big cities and oush for things like the reopening of the borders railway and preservation of the old textile buildings from centuries gone by. More people need to return to the countrysides, they are far more manageable if competent leadership by area is anything to go by.
A rare site indeed a Scotsman who doesent take a massive shit on their neighbours. Both countries are wonderful in their own respective rights. Same with Wales and Northern Ireland.
@MIGHTY MQB we do in our bollix share blood, unless it's to spill English blood and quaff it later. This is a frking SOCIALIST anthem and you forget that your peril.
@@@cameronmcdonald5415 "It seems patriotism is now deemed to be racist." Only by the lunatic left.. which is why patriotism is on the rise in Briatain now.
"I will not cease from mental fatigue nor let the sword sleep in my hands till we build Jerusalem*" Friends this is more relevant NOW than ever before.! MY love to Britain Indian from USA.
This is England's Anthem, the reason it can't be the national anthem as this includes Great Britain not just England and so countries like Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland use the same national anthem at sporting events and such. I agree though this is better than the national anthem.
I wouldn't go near LONDONISTAN ever again used to live there but got dafuq out of there and moved to the NORTH WEST (CHESHIRE) that place is gone and doesnt represent ENGLISH PEOPLE anymore.Now its no more than a FOREIGN COUNTRY to us now but it wouldnt be great if it could break off ENGLAND and float away to the ARTIC or ALASKA
@@malcolmstead272 In some esoteric teachings, Jesus studied under the Essenes, a sect of physicians / healer with strong roots in Budhism / Eastern mystic traditions.
@@stellamaris5405 it's lovely isn't it. Irish and English music is unique in the world ! How many times I have sung my heart out in Irish pubs! Sending love all the way from the jolly UK 🥰
@@rosemarieloxton3279 That's the love of the Lord that is it transcends flags and past issues bless your heart ❤️ Today is a wonderful day because you are in the world! 🌎 Have a lovely day !
I think the thing not getting it over the line is because it is almost 3 minutes in length where as other nations anthems are normally half that length
As a Zimbabwean of British stock, there is no better fitting song to be England's national anthem. Amazing country. Sending kind thoughts, best wishes and love to my kith and kin in the UK. 🇿🇼🤝🏻🇬🇧🇿🇼🍻🇬🇧
@@theassasinboy13GB is to most, especially foreigners, synonymous with the United Kingdom, including the land that isn’t necessarily a part of it. A place of pride, don’t disparage Northern Ireland for being included.
I remember singing this with teary eyes at my Grandad’s funeral in May 2019. This was his favourite hymn, and like him, it brings me comfort and hope ❤
I am not from the UK, but an Italian-American by proud ancestry and nationality. It has nonetheless long been clear to me that the self-sacrificing Christ-Inspired fight for human dignity and civility for the world as a whole has heroically cut its way through England and the British Isles over many centuries as through no other land on earth, drawing both awe to and derision upon its inhabitants and those affected by them as to Christ himself, Who had clearly set the Ultimate stage upon the Cross and off again for all people everywhere, sending Jerusalem straight to the UK and beyond. The first time I heard this song it produced an intensity of feeling in me of naturally appropriated familiarity that brought tears of joy to my eyes by its conviction to the most noble cause of The Savior, as it has ever since in my repeated hearings of this profound hymn.
Funny becaause the Italian National Anthem gets me teary eyed and I have no idea why. No connection to Italy at all apart from I love Italian food and beer! It's just such a great National Anthem. I love the bit about Italy called, we are ready to die!
My father Bill passed away in my arms just over a year ago. He passed with the courage and dignity he showed throughout his life. His last words to me were "I love you son" and my last words to him were whispered so only he could hear... I meant every word Dad!!! This hymn was played at his funeral... My heart swells with pride every time I hear it and think of his voice booming out this in hymn in church. I miss you pal. I will see you again soon 💔
Thank you all the people who praised the song even though they are not English l just wish everyone could be friends with each other because when l hear the song it makes me feel love for everyone not just my English people we should all stick together to fight this epidemic that's sweeping the world not always arguing with each other we did it in two world wars we can do it again
Thanks for the recommendation. I was born in Rhodesia in 1966. We declared independence unilaterally in 1965, or so I'm told. But then there was the Lancaster House agreement which meant that bit of history was no more. But my dad got a medal for his part!😂❤
I was once asked the question "what country do you consider home?" I thought long and hard. I think the truth is the country I would call home is the country I eventually wish to be laid to rest in, and that has to be England. As much as sometimes this country (well the politicians) infuriates me, this is my land. The land of my forefathers, and I will forever be grateful to call this green peaceful land home. Thank you.
With I vow to thee my country, which is not, necessarily, the nationalistic song as many people think,but is a prayer to seve a higher purpose,,above our human ego and to serve the word and the WAYS of the Kingdom of God. The words ' lays upon the Altar the bravest and the best ' gets to Mr, everytime I hear it.
I was at Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Edmonton in 1981 when we sang it. It was not for Remembrance Day. In 2018 the Anglican Church of Canada admitted that based on current trends it will cease to exist by 2040. Today Nigeria has more Anglicans than England and the USA combined. I am 69 and have to say that the world is changing too fast for me.
I lived in England for two years, I heard and sang this gem by William Blake in the packed Westminster Abby. Even today I feel my heart clapping with emotion.❤
We can dream, this is what this song is about, pride in all of us, what we can be, and who we are. Respect to our Forfathers who made this land beautiful and home.
Even though I'm American, this still brings me to tears every time I hear it. I also hear this along with the other British anthems during st. George's day. Because unlike most Americans I do not forget where I come from. A good and dark times, England will always be the one that stands when other nations fall.🇬🇧💜
i would vote remain,but just to piss off the Tories i'll vote for independence,i still love my English brothers and sisters,we are the fckin same lunatics,all of us. hahahaha
I live in the US, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this song. Wikipedia says that this song is played before cricket matches, and that there’s a notable amount of people that believe this should be England’s national anthem. Very nice to finally be introduced to this piece 👍
Yes I'm an Englishman and this song is sung at the cricket test matches, especially against Australia in the Ashe's test. Very moving even for the Australians
Thank you so much true Brits hear this which is the unofficial patron anthem of England, with goosebumps and a tear in the eye ,in a good way, so welcome to England, true Brit. In the USA 🙏💕👏
"Jerusalem" is often played as a recessional hymn at English church services, & it's also play at sporting events if England rather than the United Kingdom as a whole is competing. You also may have heard it as part of the soundtrack of the movie "Chariots of Fire".
I’m Spanish but I’ve lived in London all my life and this brought a tear to my eye, as I remembered the days in which I sang this song along with the school.
I'm American (13th generation) and English heritage both maternal and paternal. I proudly fly St. George's Cross from my porch and I am so grateful to be a frequent visitor to my homeland the Green and Pleasant Land. God Bless and Cheers from NC
I'm a big burly bloke but this song makes me weep. I cannot tell you the pride that feels like it is going to burst out from my heart whenI think of our little country and what it has achieved down the centuries.
+ian harvey I'm an American from the U.S. but when I hear this stunning and majestic piece of music it chokes me up the point of getting all teary-eyed also. England may be small in land area but it is a huge country in so many other ways. There will always be an England-always.
+PCplays99 That is one of the nicest things I've ever read on you tube, The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America are on my favourites for what that may be worth to you. All the best from the uk
I'm a Scot an ex member of HM forces and a supporter of Scotlands independence. But we all deserve an anthem of our own and England deserves this an awesome tune.
I am Hispanic (also, I was an English major), but William Blake is one of my favorite Romantic poets, and this anthem (poem, really) stirs something powerful in me. The closest I've come to describing it is as awe. Blake was a creative genius, a true mastermind, and this is literature at its finest. I'd go so far as to say it was divinely inspired.
What I so admire about this piece is that it has a striving element. "I will not cease from mental strife, not let my sword sleep in my hand, till we have built Jerusalem ..."; rather than merely celebrating British glory
It was sung at my Grandfather's funeral, and I was the one bursting into tears when we got to "Bring me my bow of burning gold". A proper gentle Yorkshireman, I can still hear his "'Ello, my lad!" to this day, I miss him still.
Yeah I want this at my funeral and there's going to be a lot of jaw dropping wide eyed people when it's played.All the attendees will all think it's going to be a modern song..
Many don’t understand the true meaning of this hymn. It’s much deeper than people realise. It’s all about the struggle to defeat the feudalistic, monarchical system and the building of a new Jerusalem. Fantastic hymn. It could well end up being England’s anthem
Thank you so much for including the anthem. I was stationed in England for nearly 7 years and fell in love with all of Great Britan. I miss it so much. The day I landed there it was as if I knew what lay around every corner. So green, so authentic.
@@MrRyanbtw England is a German name. Where's the sense in remembering yesterday and forgetting who you were and what you were doing last year. NB I just noticed you were replying to a deleted comment and not the O.P.
As a Norwegian I have always admired the UK. It invented almost everything and have liberated us from tyranny. I love British crime and comedy and fantasy and such amazing music.
When I hear this song it really does give me goose bumps I imagine standing there chest out over looking lush green fields and church steeples and the crack of a cricket ball being hit off a willow bat then the roar of Merlin engines roaring in the air as a squadron of spitfires flies over rolling there wings oh I love to be Englishman !
What a great performance from both Choir and Orchestra. I sang this after the secondWW2 was completed in the newly formed Australian boys choir. 68 years ago. I hope to have it played at my funeral.
This brings tears to my eyes, as does Shakespeare's: This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for her self Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in a silver sea Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England …
I love this hymn. I'm an American now living in Canada who was privileged to live in England for three years. Thoughts with England and Manchester today.
@MrChipz900 not for everyone so your telling me the thousands of northern irish men serving in the British army past and present are nothing, makes me sad I'm as british as any English man
Lyrics that make me cry: 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!
I'm American, 56, and saw this sung in the movie Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and it really stuck with me. I wrote the lyrics and sang it in my head for days and then found this video. Good ole Billy Blake really knew how to write. It really reaches in and grabs the heart.
I love all these comments from people from Ireland and scotland and wales that for once aren't hating on England. This is what we love to see and it's all pulled together by this 1 hymn
I'm english and I don't think they really hate us. It's just banter and when it really matters we all come together. I love my Scottish, Welsh and Irish neighbours ❤
Years ago as an international student in Manchester, I was invited to a student Christian gathering and this was one of the songs they played. It was very emotional for me. I still tear up when I hear the song and lyrics. From India with love to England and also the UK which I love very much.
I don’t live in England any more but I cry every time I hear this. IT SHOULD BE ENGLAND’S NATIONAL ANTHEM for sure! If there was a vote, I’m sure it would win the title!💕🌸🌺💕🌸🌺💕
To make it the national anthem they would have to change the lyrics to make it non-England specific, as the UK is made up of countries other than England.
@@Lockieez They're talking about changing England's national anthem, not the UK's. England should NOT have the same anthem as UK, it should have its own identity.
I think that the reason this is so great isn't just the music - it's the words. It's talking about how great England is, but also about how we need to keep building and bettering so that it becomes the New Jerusalem (Heaven) on earth. Not about conquest or fame or power, but making life better for everyone. And that's not only hopeful, that's inspiring and a great thing for England (and everywhere) to strive for.
Exactly. It’s the most healthy kind of patriotism there is. It’s optimistic, but not complacent. It’s about always striving for better, not resting on your laurels.
ENGLAND (PARADISE) 😂 this place is turning into HELL but your right we need to keep BUILDING weve got to HOUSE all of these 3RD WORLD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SOMEWHERE??And its just a shame all the WOKE LIBERALS who want OPEN BORDERS can't house them but i wonder why?? They are fine LETTING them ILLEGALLY enter there COUNTRY but they'll never allow them anywhere near there homes ..HYPOCRITES
During lockdown, I believe many of us have appreciated the beauties and landmarks of England much more than before. It is a beautiful, old, sweet, little country.
I first heard this hymn when I went to see Chariots of Fire at the theatre during my youth. I can listen to this over and over again and it still stirs my soul and I do not have a drop of English blood.
As a Scot living in England, I love English people and their beautiful country. I hope to settle down one day with an Englishman…I just adore their accent 😍
We might have our differences and like to rip on each other but when it comes down to it we all live on the same island. I would defend Scotland like it was England because this island is our home whether you're English, Scottish or Welsh, we're all one people. I even see the Irish as part of our family 1) because i have Irish family members and 2) because they're part of our little group of islands, same with the smaller islands like the Isle of man. Funnily enough i actually find the Scottish accent attractive on a women. I probably have one of the worst English accents ....... Manc, its not as bad as Scouse though lol.
I’m American but I have a lot of English blood in me. The region I’m from is literally called “New England” may I add. I’ve been 2 times, beautiful place love it very much, this just describes the scenery I saw in not just England, but the entire British Isles.
Stirs my heart and moves me to tears every time I hear it, from even I was a child until now. I'm half scot too and the flower of Scotland has the same effect. I used to believe we were like the lyrics suggested, time to rise up men and women of the isles, the world and righteousness needs you.
My experience is the same. What a song. What a verse. I am first generation American. My father born in Poland of English heritage (Russell). I gladly stand with my English brothers against the forces seeking to destroy liberty, just government and true religion.
I love this hymn, and I am American and Jewish! The English have beautiful hymns and anthems. Another favorite is Zadok the Priest, the Coronation Anthem. May Elizabeth II live forever!
I first knew about "Jerusalem" when I read T.H. White's "The Book of Merlin" in which the hedgehog sang this song to King Arthur. The lyrics impressed me very much. This is truly a magnificent song ...and an Indonesian gives her most sincere compliments!!!
Thank you for the lyrics. I never could find this song, having heard it first in the movie "Chariots of Fire." For some reason, I thought it was by Elgar, and I had no idea Blake's words are the lyrics. I'm familiar with Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance," being an American. For some reason, in the U.S.A. many high school bands played "Pomp and Circumstance at graduation." But this hymn, for some reason, really gets to me. I just watched a documentary about Churchill and the British standing alone against Hitler, so I have a great admiration for the British. As someone in the documentary said, if it hadn't been for the British, we'd probably all be under the Nazi swastika now. An American Anglophile
You are correct. Great Britain stood alone against the might of the German army and Luftwaffe for four years as they marched across Europe without any resistance. If it hadn't been for Churchill and Britain the whole world would have been under Nazism or Communism with absolutely no freedom what so ever. People say especially in the USA and other parts of the world Inc Britain that Brexit was a stupid thing to vote for. The thing is Brexit isn't about trade or money. Brexit is about retaining freedom of the British people. Brexit is about honouring British men and women along with people from Empire and other nations who fought in that war and others since and either died or were maimed for our freedoms to be secure. This is because the largest economy in the EU is Germany so what the Germans couldn't take in two world wars they could take by using politics and deception to take financial control over the European Continent. So in reality Brexit is a whole lot bigger than trade. Brexit is about freedom! Brexiteers have actually saved Britain and Europe but this time it's been done through the ballot box and not on the battlefields of Europe it also hasn't dragged other nations into the battle and no lives have been lost this time no families have had to bury their sons or daughters. So in my mind it's a win win situation! Yes there will be problems.but we're British we're used to hardship and will overcome it as we always do. Its called the bulldog spirit of the bulldog nation! By the UK voting to leave the EU other member states will.also vote to leave when they see us make a success not leaving. Look at the problems the EU is having over the Covid19 vaccine program as a starting point! They are failing miserably as the UK has surpassed 15 million vaccinations within just over one month the eu hasn't even started to vaccinate it's people so tried to hijack UK supplies by closing their borders to the UK for legitimately paid for vaccines to pass through to the UK
Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth II who peacefully passed away today at the age of 96 on the 8th of September 2022. Her Majesty was the first Monarch to have passed away on Scottish soil for 500 years. May her memory be cherished in all corners of the United Kingdom and her beloved England, the country of her birth. May she rest in peace. God save the Queen, and long live the King! Love from Scotland
@@EjvindGEMDark " ...among those _dark, Satanic mills._ " Gee, I wonder what that might be referring to? Everyone in the comments is loving this hymn for the wrong reasons.
I agree although it will be a bit funny. "And now, the British national anthem, Jerusalem!" It be as funny if Spain called their anthem Hull. Still I think it would best reflect English humour and global understanding as well as bloody fine taste in music!
From Boston, MA USA! I had 3 Bajan grandparents. They've cursed me with Anglophilia! One Thanksgiving Day, before we sat down to dinner, my Grandfather said 12 yr. old me should have a small glass of wine. Then all the adults stood, raised their glasses, and my Grandfather said "God save the Queen." This was in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn!
The hymn "Jerusalem" is glorious. I think it should be the anthem. God save the king❣️🇧🇧🇬🇧
I don't really care about the royal leeches but yeah this should definitely be our anthem or vow thee my country..
As a mathematician I have been to usa a few times The people are just lovely as are the people when I went to Moscow and St petersburg But London is the best country in the world with 100 languages
Not God save one man ut all.jen and women of uk
@@ronstriebig2749 ...and of this entire planet!
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 The Royals do a job, the same as Presidents do, and the job is full of duty and responsibility for which ever identity shoulders the necessary task of being Head Of State.
British SAS liberated my homeland 1944 🇳🇴❤🇬🇧
I am eternally grateful. I hope to sign my name on the Christmas tree gift we deliver :)
Ever since i was a little child Norway has always been my dream country to visit, it's beautiful nature, cities, towns, history, music, folklore and people has always fascinated me and i hope someday to explore it. Have a great day 🇬🇧❤🇳🇴
My aunt married a Norwegian man after the war. Lovely man. I have cousins who visit. They love England. We are most grateful for the beautiful tree.
We gratefully appreciate the Christmas gift each year
You know tarot?
New Troy
Phoenicia
Canaan
The covenant
The grail
It’s a woman. Look at the V
The trinity
The child.
The grail
Lamb
Born
God save the king
Dieu et mon droit
It’s over
Fuck your wars
You ok? 🤨
I'm Scottish and proud, but I have always maintained that this should be the national anthem of England. It's a truly amazing song, and a fitting match for England, which is an amazing country.
Thanks cousin
Your country is too my friend. We are brothers in this nation as through life.
Great Britain is such a quaint island in general. You could be down south by Lands End or up Jorth by John O' Groats and you'll find the same small villages, rueal roads, ancient castles and homes littered across the countryside. I reckon this may be a huge reaosn for conservatism in rural areas. A lot of the outright SNP or Labour areas here are well built up and secluded from the traditional countryside. Funnily some of Scotlands most reliable Conservative voting constituencies are those near the border that lack big cities and oush for things like the reopening of the borders railway and preservation of the old textile buildings from centuries gone by. More people need to return to the countrysides, they are far more manageable if competent leadership by area is anything to go by.
A rare site indeed a Scotsman who doesent take a massive shit on their neighbours. Both countries are wonderful in their own respective rights. Same with Wales and Northern Ireland.
@@jacobsharpe8219 to right old boy
I love my English kith and kin. Love from 🏴
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Thank you. We love you too
WATP🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴
remain or independence.. love you 🤝
@MIGHTY MQB we do in our bollix share blood, unless it's to spill English blood and quaff it later. This is a frking SOCIALIST anthem and you forget that your peril.
When I was at school in England in the 1940's we all learned this song. Still brings a tear to my eyes when I hear it.
PETER EMSLEY that's lovely 😊
PETER EMSLEY
How times have changed for the worse.
It seems patriotism is now deemed to be racist.
@@@cameronmcdonald5415 "It seems patriotism is now deemed to be racist." Only by the lunatic left.. which is why patriotism is on the rise in Briatain now.
Sunny Jim I would love it to be on the rise, but I somehow don't think it is.
Robin Elliot Don’t wish death upon our queen.
"I will not cease from mental fatigue nor let the sword sleep in my hands till we build Jerusalem*"
Friends this is more relevant NOW than ever before.!
MY love to Britain
Indian from USA.
The national anthem should be the one which makes the most grown men cry. This is it.
This is England's Anthem, the reason it can't be the national anthem as this includes Great Britain not just England and so countries like Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland use the same national anthem at sporting events and such. I agree though this is better than the national anthem.
In that case, the US anthem should be “Cat’s in the Cradle.”
For me this should be the national anthem. Scots have flower of Scotland, Welsh have land of our fathers. Ireland will end up united, so there you go.
This was sung at my wedding in somerset England. I'm American. Lived in London. Sometimes 17 years later I listen to this in the morning.
I wouldn't go near LONDONISTAN ever again used to live there but got dafuq out of there and moved to the NORTH WEST (CHESHIRE) that place is gone and doesnt represent ENGLISH PEOPLE anymore.Now its no more than a FOREIGN COUNTRY to us now but it wouldnt be great if it could break off ENGLAND and float away to the ARTIC or ALASKA
God bless the USA from a brit
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLARXIIIUnfortunately you are right. I also live in cheshire and when I go to Manchester it's horrendous
Indian Christian here - I love everything about England ❤
Legend has it that Jesus spent a lot of time in India.
@@malcolmstead272 In some esoteric teachings, Jesus studied under the Essenes, a sect of physicians / healer with strong roots in Budhism / Eastern mystic traditions.
Thank you.
God be with you
God bless you!
✨ Irish Catholic here, and I'd listen to that all day. It's one of a few hymns that truly lifts ones soul & makes your spirit soar. Beautiful. ☘️
@@stellamaris5405 it's lovely isn't it.
Irish and English music is unique in the world !
How many times I have sung my heart out in Irish pubs!
Sending love all the way from the jolly UK 🥰
@@MrWackywilson ✨ And sending it back to you kind Sir! There was a time when we couldn't/wouldn't do this, we have so much to Thank God for! ☘️
Two of the most beautiful comments I've ever read ❤️
@@rosemarieloxton3279
That's the love of the Lord that is it transcends flags and past issues
bless your heart ❤️
Today is a wonderful day because you are in the world! 🌎
Have a lovely day !
@@MrWackywilson ✨ And back to you! ☘️
This Hymn is top notch! Respect from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Respect to Nigeria from I my lad
You are right
Bach to you , bud,!
Ba wo ni 🇳🇬🇬🇧
A petition needs to be started to make this England's official national anthem
It is
@@foundationgamer9771 where can I sign it
Certainly should be
I think the thing not getting it over the line is because it is almost 3 minutes in length where as other nations anthems are normally half that length
Definitely this or “I vow to thee, my country”.
I’m Australian and we sang this quite regularly at school assemblies. This one was always popular, hugely moving hymn
Slippery_Cheese I don’t get people like you
@@joshuathompson4242 Unresolved childhood trauma.
@Slippery_Cheese what
very based mate
Your are so far away get so close my friend.
As an Irishman (from the Republic), I must admit, I do love this song/poem. Much praise and respect to my British brethren.
This may please you to know but Blake's family were Irish on his grandfather's side (their name was O'Neill )
Hibernian Goy nice words.
Hibernian Goy You got a license for that republic?
and respect thrown back your way my friend...
Cruel Sun up the ra🇮🇪
British born Indian here, this was my favourite hymn in junior school, it is such a powerful song, love it ❤
We always welcome hard working Indians in Britain, brothers of our great empire 🇬🇧
You're just as british as any of us white people brother
@@waughy9103Is he? To be British you have to have the heritage and ancestry no? I assume that’s the case in India.
As a Zimbabwean of British stock, there is no better fitting song to be England's national anthem. Amazing country. Sending kind thoughts, best wishes and love to my kith and kin in the UK. 🇿🇼🤝🏻🇬🇧🇿🇼🍻🇬🇧
As a Frenchman, I must admit this song shines like the crown jewels. Hail to England!
Your president is tier 1 tosspot
As an American, I must say La Marseillais shines as brightly. Vive La France!
@@Quickxphos Why?
@@rhodesianwojak2550 Why isn’t he
@@Quickxphos You made the claim, the burden of proof lies on you. I'm no disagreeing with you, I am simply asking why you think the way you do.
True patriotism is love of one's own country, not hatred of another. This Irishman agrees this should be the anthem of England. Powerful.
An Irishman listening to this? Are you by any chance called Chief Miles O'Brien? :)
And that is how you lose an empire. Powerful.
get a grip man wtf
Tell that to Scotland
Traitor.
God bless England (and GB) I love and admire the culture and heritage. From Switzerland
🏴❤️🇨🇭 I hope I can visit Switzerland some day, the Swiss alps look absolutely beautiful
We appreciate you thankyou 🏴🏴
@@theassasinboy13GB is to most, especially foreigners, synonymous with the United Kingdom, including the land that isn’t necessarily a part of it. A place of pride, don’t disparage Northern Ireland for being included.
I’m half Swiss, on the German side. I live in the US and I do one day hope to visit the beautiful alps and walk near the vast lakes and fields. 🇨🇭
I remember singing this with teary eyes at my Grandad’s funeral in May 2019. This was his favourite hymn, and like him, it brings me comfort and hope ❤
Funnily enough this was sang at my aunt's funeral around May 2019. One woman really belted out the last two lines.
God bless you james
I am not from the UK, but an Italian-American by proud ancestry and nationality. It has nonetheless long been clear to me that the self-sacrificing Christ-Inspired fight for human dignity and civility for the world as a whole has heroically cut its way through England and the British Isles over many centuries as through no other land on earth, drawing both awe to and derision upon its inhabitants and those affected by them as to Christ himself, Who had clearly set the Ultimate stage upon the Cross and off again for all people everywhere, sending Jerusalem straight to the UK and beyond. The first time I heard this song it produced an intensity of feeling in me of naturally appropriated familiarity that brought tears of joy to my eyes by its conviction to the most noble cause of The Savior, as it has ever since in my repeated hearings of this profound hymn.
Nicely said, my Friend !
Funny becaause the Italian National Anthem gets me teary eyed and I have no idea why. No connection to Italy at all apart from I love Italian food and beer! It's just such a great National Anthem. I love the bit about Italy called, we are ready to die!
Well said!
My father Bill passed away in my arms just over a year ago. He passed with the courage and dignity he showed throughout his life. His last words to me were "I love you son" and my last words to him were whispered so only he could hear... I meant every word Dad!!! This hymn was played at his funeral... My heart swells with pride every time I hear it and think of his voice booming out this in hymn in church. I miss you pal. I will see you again soon 💔
Craig Weaver I’m sorry for your loss.
Robert Cawley ... Thank you my friend 👍
AMEN.
Rip
AMEN Yes you most defiantly will, Praise God our Father
this fills me with pride and I am an American! But How I love the Beautiful British Isles.
Me too!
Thank you all the people who praised the song even though they are not English l just wish everyone could be friends with each other because when l hear the song it makes me feel love for everyone not just my English people we should all stick together to fight this epidemic that's sweeping the world not always arguing with each other we did it in two world wars we can do it again
And the British isles love you back.
The most beautiful place on earth
They’re our ancestral brethren after all.
I used to love belting this out in assembly, and another one was "I vow to thee my country". Both will be played at my funeral.
Thanks for the recommendation. I was born in Rhodesia in 1966. We declared independence unilaterally in 1965, or so I'm told. But then there was the Lancaster House agreement which meant that bit of history was no more. But my dad got a medal for his part!😂❤
I Vow to Thee is amazing too 😊
My mother in law is have both your chosen at her funeral this Saturday she is ex military and was proud of her county
Inshallah they play both of these at my funeral
It doesn't matter if you're patriotic or not, you can't help but feel English when you hear this!
"Green and pleasant." That's beautiful. Love from the world.
Agreed... It's truly inspiring and amazing
Krzystof Citrus haha im irish but it certainly is inspiring.. makes you want to be english...
Fox Boy but Jews reject the lamb of God. So it’s actually a *CHRISTIAN song.
Fox Boy sub-human lol when Jews chose Barabas over the s messiah.
I was once asked the question "what country do you consider home?" I thought long and hard. I think the truth is the country I would call home is the country I eventually wish to be laid to rest in, and that has to be England. As much as sometimes this country (well the politicians) infuriates me, this is my land. The land of my forefathers, and I will forever be grateful to call this green peaceful land home. Thank you.
HEAR HEAR!!
Not we don't own this land it owns us we are only the caretakers of this amazing country 🏴🏴🏴
In that case my home is in Kansas, where I will be buried in a small country cemetery, the fifth generation of family to go there.
@@deniseeulert2503 beautiful, but may it not happen for many years.
Love it as a Canadian. We sing it in the Anglican Church during the Remembrance Day ceremony.
With I vow to thee my country, which is not, necessarily, the nationalistic song as many people think,but is a prayer to seve a higher purpose,,above our human ego and to serve the word and the WAYS of the Kingdom of God.
The words ' lays upon the Altar the bravest and the best ' gets to Mr, everytime I hear it.
I was at Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Edmonton in 1981 when we sang it. It was not for Remembrance Day. In 2018 the Anglican Church of Canada admitted that based on current trends it will cease to exist by 2040. Today Nigeria has more Anglicans than England and the USA combined. I am 69 and have to say that the world
is changing too fast for me.
I lived in England for two years, I heard and sang this gem by William Blake in the packed Westminster Abby. Even today I feel my heart clapping with emotion.❤
I'm Italian with a bit of Welsh and English ancestry and I'll always be proud of that! 🇮🇹❤🇬🇧
I thought it was appropriate to come here... May our queen rest in peace 🕊️🕊️
No longer living in the "green and pleasant land" but very lucky to have been born and brought up there.
ahh you must be from Lancashire, my condolences
We can dream, this is what this song is about, pride in all of us, what we can be, and who we are.
Respect to our Forfathers who made this land beautiful and home.
@@JohnSmith-jd7hy Why are you everywhere?
Russ Dixon neither are we in a Christian country no more if you listen this songs main focus is Christianity in England ‘make our land like Jerusalem’
I'm from hailsham and the Tories are destroying any green and pleasant land in sight with housing
England. Among the top greatest countries. From Germany with love ✌
With love back.
Hey fella. We're not so different.
Respect from England to Germany 🇩🇪 🏴
We are Saxon brethren - England, Germany, Austria, the Nordic states - one people. Ein Volk. Ooops, maybe a bit too far! 🤣🤣🤣
England and Germany 🏴🇩🇪
As a proud Welshman this song makes me proud to be British. Definitely should be the anthem for England 🏴
I so wish it was the national anthem. Our English anthem, while great, is kinda boring to me.
@@eleanorcooke7136 the English anthem is the British anthem yet wales have their own and does Scotland england should to
@@oswaldjameslangston6008 *yes!!*
Jerusalem is a hymn. Land of Hope and Glory is England's anthem.
@@gaynor1721 it's not a good anthem tho
As an Englishman this anthem never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Thanks for the upload.
Always gives me the chills. That image of our green and pleasant land is a strong one.
That chord at 1:13 always brings a lump to my throat, absolutely marvelous.
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@@spellingmistakescostlivesenlighten me how he’s weak
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Even though I'm American, this still brings me to tears every time I hear it. I also hear this along with the other British anthems during st. George's day. Because unlike most Americans I do not forget where I come from. A good and dark times, England will always be the one that stands when other nations fall.🇬🇧💜
are u british descendant?
@@Charlie-xz8dg I've come from British ancestors called the rutledge's and hightower's.
Hi my l have Rutledge's in my family l come from Newcastle upon tyne l wonder if we are related
@@wendypalmer4404 that's wonderful!
What a lovely thing to say - thank you!
I'm an American Anglo-Catholic and this is one of my favorite hymns.
i am scottish but this song is making me cry an absolutely beautiful and very moving piece of music.
Dave S I agree. From an Irish man
i would vote remain,but just to piss off the Tories i'll vote for independence,i still love my English brothers and sisters,we are the fckin same lunatics,all of us.
hahahaha
xZombified Gx And what difference does having the nukes make?
Dave S I'm also Scottish and I love the song
Dave Simpson 2:10 To build Jerusalem accurately in England, we would also have to get rid of the English language lol
I live in the US, and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this song. Wikipedia says that this song is played before cricket matches, and that there’s a notable amount of people that believe this should be England’s national anthem.
Very nice to finally be introduced to this piece 👍
Yes I'm an Englishman and this song is sung at the cricket test matches, especially against Australia in the Ashe's test. Very moving even for the Australians
Thank you so much true Brits hear this which is the unofficial patron anthem of England, with goosebumps and a tear in the eye ,in a good way, so welcome to England, true Brit. In the USA 🙏💕👏
Who could not be moved by those mediaeval images. If Robin Hood appeared or King Arthur awoke they would sing it
Yes we play it before every day at Test matches in England, I am listening to it now because I am going tomorrow.
"Jerusalem" is often played as a recessional hymn at English church services, & it's also play at sporting events if England rather than the United Kingdom as a whole is competing. You also may have heard it as part of the soundtrack of the movie "Chariots of Fire".
I’m Spanish but I’ve lived in London all my life and this brought a tear to my eye, as I remembered the days in which I sang this song along with the school.
I'm American (13th generation) and English heritage both maternal and paternal. I proudly fly St. George's Cross from my porch and I am so grateful to be a frequent visitor to my homeland the Green and Pleasant Land. God Bless and Cheers from NC
Stay strong brother 👊🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
I am from Bilbao-Basque Country and mi eyes are in tears when I hear this marvellous song!
Good to hear and hello from your friends in Newcastle at 1.15-1.21. We still remember the Basques and Bilbao well from 94/95 UEFA cup.
Thanks for the support bro God bless you :)
Same from Catalonia Asier.
Asier Sanz do you understand the words?
Kaixo, lagun, I don't know if you can answer me, but this anthem has helped me much. From Catalonia, AGUR.
Love this song and love england Hope to visit you guys someday. Greetings from your oldest rival 😊🇫🇷🏴
Have you made it yet buddy?
Oldest rival but still a brother in arms
I'm a big burly bloke but this song makes me weep. I cannot tell you the pride that feels like it is going to burst out from my heart whenI think of our little country and what it has achieved down the centuries.
+ian harvey I'm an American from the U.S. but when I hear this stunning and majestic piece of music it chokes me up the point of getting all teary-eyed also. England may be small in land area but it is a huge country in so many other ways. There will always be an England-always.
+PCplays99 That is one of the nicest things I've ever read on you tube, The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America are on my favourites for what that may be worth to you. All the best from the uk
+ian harvey Ian, glad to know it doesn't just get me like that
Who the hell is peeling those onions?!!!
Must have same onions here
I'm a Scot an ex member of HM forces and a supporter of Scotlands independence. But we all deserve an anthem of our own and England deserves this an awesome tune.
I agree.
@@MaxPowers- I don’t think Blake would be impressed with that idea
It has it already. There are no official anthems in the UK . Even the UK's isn't official just sung because of tradition and precedence.
Thank you for your service.
Thanks for your service brother 🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪
I am Hispanic (also, I was an English major), but William Blake is one of my favorite Romantic poets, and this anthem (poem, really) stirs something powerful in me. The closest I've come to describing it is as awe. Blake was a creative genius, a true mastermind, and this is literature at its finest. I'd go so far as to say it was divinely inspired.
What I so admire about this piece is that it has a striving element. "I will not cease from mental strife, not let my sword sleep in my hand, till we have built Jerusalem ..."; rather than merely celebrating British glory
This was sung at my Nans funeral, seeing my dad burst into tears truly moved me.
It was sung at my Grandfather's funeral, and I was the one bursting into tears when we got to "Bring me my bow of burning gold".
A proper gentle Yorkshireman, I can still hear his "'Ello, my lad!" to this day, I miss him still.
Yeah I want this at my funeral and there's going to be a lot of jaw dropping wide eyed people when it's played.All the attendees will all think it's going to be a modern song..
God bless you and grandad rip
Many don’t understand the true meaning of this hymn. It’s much deeper than people realise. It’s all about the struggle to defeat the feudalistic, monarchical system and the building of a new Jerusalem. Fantastic hymn. It could well end up being England’s anthem
This is the song we sang at my granddad's funeral on the 19th of January 2015
I want this sung at my funeral.
+Amy Vincent Bless, I'm assuming it was one o,f if not his favourite piece of music, he must have been a gentleman of some considerable taste x
My mother had requested this at her funeral. It will always have a special meaning for me and I want it played at mine.
It was his favourite song
They sang this at my aunts funeral, lovely song for a lovely woman
Thank you so much for including the anthem. I was stationed in England for nearly 7 years and fell in love with all of Great Britan. I miss it so much. The day I landed there it was as if I knew what lay around every corner. So green, so authentic.
@@Alexlucic93 Tarwater is a German name lol
@@MrRyanbtw and?
@@MrRyanbtw NATO members have regular personnel exchanges.
@@MrRyanbtw England is a German name. Where's the sense in remembering yesterday and forgetting who you were and what you were doing last year.
NB I just noticed you were replying to a deleted comment and not the O.P.
Where was you posted in England brother..
Charmful song that helps me study while exams period. Greetings from an ancient enemy, Spain
Ancient enemies now turned friends- AKA pretty much all European countries these days 🤣
Ancient enemy lol. My god we adore you
As a Norwegian I have always admired the UK. It invented almost everything and have liberated us from tyranny. I love British crime and comedy and fantasy and such amazing music.
Have you watched Midsomer Murders then?
It also created much of the tyranny historically
@@iheggis86 Like?
@@iheggis86 edgy bro
@@iheggis86 the world was such a peaceful place before that, wasn't it.
England's true national anthem!!
I agree
It’s the women’s institute anthem at least.
Robert Church yes I agree
One day soon...
@@gduane1516 mass market
When I hear this song it really does give me goose bumps I imagine standing there chest out over looking lush green fields and church steeples and the crack of a cricket ball being hit off a willow bat then the roar of Merlin engines roaring in the air as a squadron of spitfires flies over rolling there wings oh I love to be Englishman !
Sublime. We are lucky to be born Englishmen
Sounds like a day in the Lake District. The finest part of the finest country on earth.
I am proud to be an Englishwoman.
Coming from the absolutely amazing version of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer! Love England and greetings from Mexico!
As a Brazilian, my biggest admiration for this country, its story and cherished land, and for such poets as this.
What a great performance from both Choir and Orchestra. I sang this after the secondWW2 was completed in the newly formed Australian boys choir. 68 years ago. I hope to have it played at my funeral.
When that sad day comes, I hope you get a send off twice as good as this song mate. Respect.
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Are you still alive???
This brings tears to my eyes, as does Shakespeare's:
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for her self
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in a silver sea
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England …
That is my favourite poem, l have framed on the wall 😊
John of Gaunt speech from that brilliant play Richard II. Beautiful! 🙏
Shakespeare praises england.
Blake criticises it as unjust and hypocritical.
I love this hymn. I'm an American now living in Canada who was privileged to live in England for three years. Thoughts with England and Manchester today.
Beautiful song, im from northern ireland, proud to be british and part of the UK, STRONGER TOGETHER
Britain would be better off without NI imo. Better to hand that problem back to the Irish.
@MrChipz900 definitely not its not a problem the problem is the small minority of idiots and the weak british woke government
@@MrChipz900 very disappointed to read this
@@Timberdoodle197 Britain for most people is England (the greatest), Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland unfortunately is a fleeting thought.
@MrChipz900 not for everyone so your telling me the thousands of northern irish men serving in the British army past and present are nothing, makes me sad I'm as british as any English man
Lyrics that make me cry:
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!
Roadwarior2 those words are the three mist important sentences encompassing English history
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AMEN.
I'm American, 56, and saw this sung in the movie Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and it really stuck with me. I wrote the lyrics and sang it in my head for days and then found this video. Good ole Billy Blake really knew how to write. It really reaches in and grabs the heart.
Yeah your absolutely right this HYMM sticks in your head..
I live in Asia but I’m British. Sometimes I listen to this song and I look at the countryside in the video and I cry. There is nowhere like home.
I love all these comments from people from Ireland and scotland and wales that for once aren't hating on England. This is what we love to see and it's all pulled together by this 1 hymn
I'm english and I don't think they really hate us. It's just banter and when it really matters we all come together. I love my Scottish, Welsh and Irish neighbours ❤
Years ago as an international student in Manchester, I was invited to a student Christian gathering and this was one of the songs they played.
It was very emotional for me. I still tear up when I hear the song and lyrics. From India with love to England and also the UK which I love very much.
I always tear up when I hear this🏴
Its the anthem for St Georges Day...today. Happy St Georges Day! Proud to be English.....lets make it a national Holiday
Proud to be English and British
Hear hear Scott
Britch and proud
Beyond proud of what our tiny little island has achieved. We're in a rough spot now, but God knows we'll make it to the other end.
We are that’s why I’ve come here to listen ❤ now I’m 😭 🇬🇧
This was my secondary school’s song and I never got to appreciate how beautiful it is
I don’t live in England any more but I cry every time I hear this. IT SHOULD BE ENGLAND’S NATIONAL ANTHEM for sure! If there was a vote, I’m sure it would win the title!💕🌸🌺💕🌸🌺💕
To make it the national anthem they would have to change the lyrics to make it non-England specific, as the UK is made up of countries other than England.
@@Lockieez no, UK is not one country, wales and my scottish cousins are proud of our own anthems, this should be englands one
@@Lockieez They're talking about changing England's national anthem, not the UK's. England should NOT have the same anthem as UK, it should have its own identity.
I’m an American, but an Englishman, Scotsman, Welshman and Irishman by ancestry. This gives me chills. What a song.
Great combanation,but soon to be lost,by globalists,thats if we give in to them,I say we dont.
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I think that the reason this is so great isn't just the music - it's the words. It's talking about how great England is, but also about how we need to keep building and bettering so that it becomes the New Jerusalem (Heaven) on earth. Not about conquest or fame or power, but making life better for everyone. And that's not only hopeful, that's inspiring and a great thing for England (and everywhere) to strive for.
Exactly. It’s the most healthy kind of patriotism there is. It’s optimistic, but not complacent. It’s about always striving for better, not resting on your laurels.
ENGLAND (PARADISE) 😂 this place is turning into HELL but your right we need to keep BUILDING weve got to HOUSE all of these 3RD WORLD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SOMEWHERE??And its just a shame all the WOKE LIBERALS who want OPEN BORDERS can't house them but i wonder why?? They are fine LETTING them ILLEGALLY enter there COUNTRY but they'll never allow them anywhere near there homes ..HYPOCRITES
During lockdown, I believe many of us have appreciated the beauties and landmarks of England much more than before. It is a beautiful, old, sweet, little country.
And bloody rich too❤❤❤❤
My grandmother was English and I remember teaching this song to me and my sister when we were little.
I am IMMENSELY PROUD to be an Englishmen/Briton 👍❤️🇬🇧
There’s more than one of you?! 😳
So am I!
I'm proud to be an English woman, and I'm prouder still of my lovely brave Father who fought in WW2
@@feliscorax British & English. A bit like an American being proud of being an American & Texan.
WHY?? Because of a Hymn??
I'm American for some reason I always loved this song since I was 14 heard it on Emerson Lake & Palmer
I was a choir girl on the east end of London and I could not sing this through without crying
It a beautiful poem set to beautiful music xx
God bless you and everyone else
I first heard this hymn when I went to see Chariots of Fire at the theatre during my youth. I can listen to this over and over again and it still stirs my soul and I do not have a drop of English blood.
As a Scot living in England, I love English people and their beautiful country. I hope to settle down one day with an Englishman…I just adore their accent 😍
We might have our differences and like to rip on each other but when it comes down to it we all live on the same island. I would defend Scotland like it was England because this island is our home whether you're English, Scottish or Welsh, we're all one people. I even see the Irish as part of our family 1) because i have Irish family members and 2) because they're part of our little group of islands, same with the smaller islands like the Isle of man. Funnily enough i actually find the Scottish accent attractive on a women. I probably have one of the worst English accents ....... Manc, its not as bad as Scouse though lol.
I’m American but I have a lot of English blood in me. The region I’m from is literally called “New England” may I add. I’ve been 2 times, beautiful place love it very much, this just describes the scenery I saw in not just England, but the entire British Isles.
It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. One of the most beautiful, elegant and moving anthems ever written.
AMEN.
I am 80yrs and we learned this at school at a very early age.
Stirs my heart and moves me to tears every time I hear it, from even I was a child until now.
I'm half scot too and the flower of Scotland has the same effect.
I used to believe we were like the lyrics suggested, time to rise up men and women of the isles, the world and righteousness needs you.
First heard this hymn in the motion picture "Chariots of Fire"--still gives me goosebumps!
My experience is the same. What a song. What a verse. I am first generation American. My father born in Poland of English heritage (Russell). I gladly stand with my English brothers against the forces seeking to destroy liberty, just government and true religion.
Each I listen to this beautiful piece of music I am inspired by the words, even approaching the age of91 I am inspired by the words and music.
Good for you dude
I love this hymn, and I am American and Jewish! The English have beautiful hymns and anthems. Another favorite is Zadok the Priest, the Coronation Anthem. May Elizabeth II live forever!
Pick one. You can’t identify as both. You’re either American, or not. That’s Nationalism.
@@robertsmalls2293 they may mean religiously jewish
@@GlizzyGoblin757 Why not just say that then?
Pick one, schlomo
Zadok the Priest is the Champions League anthem in case the name didn't ring a bell.
If this isnt played at my funeral then I'm not going..
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This beats "God save the Queen" by a mile.
By 5000 miles more like.
@@bt9124 an inconceivable amount of miles...
By 240,000 odd square miles
Lets get rely serious a light year.
Oh, you mean “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”. 😉
Now the Queen has passed I'd vote for this to replace our current national anthem.
Much respect from the US.
Glad we colonised you but your society is a colonial mess my fellow earthling
I first knew about "Jerusalem" when I read T.H. White's "The Book of Merlin" in which the hedgehog sang this song to King Arthur. The lyrics impressed me very much. This is truly a magnificent song ...and an Indonesian gives her most sincere compliments!!!
When a hedgehog sang it 😂😂😂😂. 👍😃
Fantastic clip, as an ex British soldier I love this with my breakfast ;-)
Thanks Mickhalltwo. I loved making the video. All the photos were from the internet. I have visited England, but that was before digital cameras :(
There has never been a greater call for patriotic awakening in Europe. I'm Proud to live in the UK and would love this song to be our anthem! 🇬🇧
Thank you for posting this.
It is what England needs at present.
Thank you for the lyrics. I never could find this song, having heard it first in the movie "Chariots of Fire." For some reason, I thought it was by Elgar, and I had no idea Blake's words are the lyrics. I'm familiar with Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance," being an American. For some reason, in the U.S.A. many high school bands played "Pomp and Circumstance at graduation." But this hymn, for some reason, really gets to me. I just watched a documentary about Churchill and the British standing alone against Hitler, so I have a great admiration for the British. As someone in the documentary said, if it hadn't been for the British, we'd probably all be under the Nazi swastika now. An American Anglophile
You are correct. Great Britain stood alone against the might of the German army and Luftwaffe for four years as they marched across Europe without any resistance. If it hadn't been for Churchill and Britain the whole world would have been under Nazism or Communism with absolutely no freedom what so ever.
People say especially in the USA and other parts of the world Inc Britain that Brexit was a stupid thing to vote for. The thing is Brexit isn't about trade or money. Brexit is about retaining freedom of the British people. Brexit is about honouring British men and women along with people from Empire and other nations who fought in that war and others since and either died or were maimed for our freedoms to be secure.
This is because the largest economy in the EU is Germany so what the Germans couldn't take in two world wars they could take by using politics and deception to take financial control over the European Continent. So in reality Brexit is a whole lot bigger than trade. Brexit is about freedom!
Brexiteers have actually saved Britain and Europe but this time it's been done through the ballot box and not on the battlefields of Europe it also hasn't dragged other nations into the battle and no lives have been lost this time no families have had to bury their sons or daughters. So in my mind it's a win win situation! Yes there will be problems.but we're British we're used to hardship and will overcome it as we always do. Its called the bulldog spirit of the bulldog nation!
By the UK voting to leave the EU other member states will.also vote to leave when they see us make a success not leaving. Look at the problems the EU is having over the Covid19 vaccine program as a starting point! They are failing miserably as the UK has surpassed 15 million vaccinations within just over one month the eu hasn't even started to vaccinate it's people so tried to hijack UK supplies by closing their borders to the UK for legitimately paid for vaccines to pass through to the UK
Bloody love Blake
...I had this hymn at my wedding!!!!
One of the greatest songs to be sung by a crowd… absolutely magical..
Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth II who peacefully passed away today at the age of 96 on the 8th of September 2022. Her Majesty was the first Monarch to have passed away on Scottish soil for 500 years. May her memory be cherished in all corners of the United Kingdom and her beloved England, the country of her birth. May she rest in peace. God save the Queen, and long live the King!
Love from Scotland
God Save the King!
William Blake said "Damn the King!".
@@EjvindGEMDark which has never been proven as fact. It was determined to be slander made up against him by court.
@@monarchist1838 The bloke supported the French revolution, that's fact, he did in fact despise monarchies. As he should.
@@EjvindGEMDark " ...among those _dark, Satanic mills._ " Gee, I wonder what that might be referring to? Everyone in the comments is loving this hymn for the wrong reasons.
Such a beautiful hymn. I am part English, and I feel so proud of my heritage every time I hear this. Long Live England! God Bless America!
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This should be England's national anthem!
I agree although it will be a bit funny. "And now, the British national anthem, Jerusalem!" It be as funny if Spain called their anthem Hull. Still I think it would best reflect English humour and global understanding as well as bloody fine taste in music!
He said English national anthem not british national anthem. It would make no sence as the british national anthem.
+ncc1701dfreddyvulcan That's why he said England not Britain.
I think the English national anthem is Land of Hope and Glory
+Ewan Marmo Bissell England as a country has no official national anthem
Please Lord make Christ our country’s hope again. Grant us our identity, return to us our faith and banish all those who would seek to harm us. Amen ❤