Céad Míle Fáilte! (A Hundred thousand Welcomes)
January 14th, 2009 | 
To Begin our journey through this land shrouded in Myth and Magick, it would only be right to start with the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Avalon….
Jerusalem also known as The Glastonbury Hymn
There is an argument that Jerusalem should be the National Anthem of England, this view is not for this post. Rather what is this piece where does it come from, who does it talk about and why…
The hymn Jerusalem is based on the Preface of the epic poem Milton, written in 1804 by William Blake. Blake’s words were made in to a hymn arranged by C Hubert H. Harry in 1916.
Walk upon England’s Mountains Green:
And was the holy lamb of God,
On England’s pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem Builded here,
Among those dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
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 pleasent Land.
This poem and now Hymn recounts the legend that Jesus visited Avalon. It’s my intention from this point to share with you the many legends and myths associated with this quaint Town in deepest Somerset.
Covering King Arthur, Celtic tribes, Druids, Zodiac and of course the legend in it’s own right Glastonbury Festival.
Below is a video of Jerusalem
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