England's National Anthem - What Should It Be?

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On 05/07/2026 at 20:30, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

Haha class

That line opens the famous poem "And did those feet in ancient time" by William Blake, published around 1808. It is more commonly known as the stirring hymn "Jerusalem" after being set to music by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916.Blake was alluding to an apocryphal legend that a young Jesus traveled to Britain with Joseph of Arimathea.

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[gerblod]

On 05/07/2026 at 16:26, Voll Blau said:

They aren't the lyrics.

That line opens the famous poem "And did those feet in ancient time" by William Blake, published around 1808. It is more commonly known as the stirring hymn "Jerusalem" after being set to music by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. 

Blake was alluding to an apocryphal legend that a young Jesus traveled to Britain with Joseph of Arimathea.

[Voll Blau]

10 minutes ago, gerblod said:

That line opens the famous poem "And did those feet in ancient time" by William Blake, published around 1808. It is more commonly known as the stirring hymn "Jerusalem" after being set to music by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. 

Blake was alluding to an apocryphal legend that a young Jesus traveled to Britain with Joseph of Arimathea.

Yeah, you still didn't post the lyrics.

[Wymsey]

Am surprised about the autor or composer of it being still unknown after so long..

 

'The English national anthem, "God Save the King", was first publicly performed in 1745. This makes it more than 280 years old. The exact composer and author are unknown. The tune was originally used for loyalty demonstrations during the Jacobite rebellion.'