The Hollow Girl

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Ohhh Jerusalem, my favourite poem/song. Always chokes me a little. When we buried my friend Alan about a month back, that was one of the songs we sang, broke my heart. Buried a good socialist to a socialist anthem.

'Jerusalem' certainly has an inbuilt power all its own. Did you ever sing a hymn called 'Non Nobis Domine' - it was one I remember from school days and, for me, it had a similar strength to it - so few hymns did/do.