"And Was Jerusalem Builded Here?": Agency and Longing in Blake and Biblical Poetry

The hymn "Jerusalem," based on the poem by William Blake, is beloved of British people and Anglophiles everywhere. But the vision of this poem, and by extension the hymn, is larger than nationalism, drawing on biblical poetry and a longing for God’s redemption of the world, drawing in all...

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Published in:Word & world
Main Author: Howard, Cameron B. R. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Seminaries [2020]
In: Word & world
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
HB Old Testament
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBF British Isles
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Zion in the Bible
B Poetry - Religious aspects
B Jerusalem in the Bible
B Hymns, English
B Blake, William, 1757-1827
B Bible. Old Testament-Theology
B Desire - Religious aspects
B National characteristics, British
B Jerusalem (Symbol)
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Summary:The hymn "Jerusalem," based on the poem by William Blake, is beloved of British people and Anglophiles everywhere. But the vision of this poem, and by extension the hymn, is larger than nationalism, drawing on biblical poetry and a longing for God’s redemption of the world, drawing in all that would work with God to restore its goodness.
ISSN:0275-5270
Contains:Enthalten in: Word & world