Jerusalem (Blake)

[phl666]

I don't understand the relevence of "Jerusalem" in the hymn (poem). Why Jerusalem, - a place in the middle east...?

[davetuc]

It's all about whether Jesus Christ visited England and created a 'new Jerusalem'.
Quote "And did those feet in ancient times........walk on England's green and pleasant land"

[brachiopod]

...and the answer;

"No."