LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- The dean of Southwark Cathedral, one of the major Anglican churches in London, has banned a popular hymn that he says is too nationalistic. The hymn is "Jerusalem," a poem by ...

PETER Moger, Worship Development Officer for the Church of England, has declared that there are good reasons for allowing William Blake’s hymn, Jerusalem, at weddings. I welcome this statement as ...

No matter how many dreary events it’s played at, “Jerusalem” — a hymn with lyrics from a poem by William Blake set to music by Sir Hubert Parry — never loses the power to move and astonish, unlike so ...

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Jerusalem has been voted the UK's favourite hymn in a BBC Songs Of Praise special. The popular hymn, which is a poem by William Blake set to music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916, was ranked above ...

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William Blake's Jerusalem is the favourite for an English national anthem, a survey suggests. A St George's Day poll carried out by a digital music channel asked more than 2,000 people in England what ...

The thatched cottage where poet William Blake wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem, one of England’s oldest windmills and the remains of a wild natural garden are among the historic sites at risk of ...

Its inspiring words and rousing tune are loved by millions. But Jerusalem - Gordon Brown's favourite hymn - has been ditched by one of the country's grandest churches. Senior clergy at Southwark ...

Martha Redbone, a singer of Native American and African-American descent, sets 12 of William Blake's poems to music on her new album, The Garden... Blake's Poems, Reborn As Bluesy Folk Tunes, Burn ...

Many believe that the song should be England’s national anthem BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans called the Angelicus Celtis choir “disgusting” last night after they removed England from the hymn Jerusalem.