The New Jerusalem

There is something interesting about Mr. Blake´s poems, they are intrinsically inviting us to change. In his specific context -England- he is just witnessing not only the physical changes of our sorroundings, but also the changes that have taken place in our minds. Our conception of values, principles, an age in which we were longing for examples to guide us -the holy Lamb of God-. He is not being religious,actually wemustknow according to his biography that he was not a Christian fun, instead he had his own conception of religion, but at the same time he recognized the outstanding characteristics of the Master, the so called son of God. On the other hand, he is giving us a hint of how the industrialization willeventualy get rid of the beauty that we are so used to and -shamely- we take for granted. "Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?",why questions? Well, it might be that while experiencing the "evolution" through revolution made him adopt a feeling of melancholyfor what was once and will never be again.
If we continue reading the poem, we will see that he is so concern about the money oriented attitude that is in the air, the new "master" of human kind, besides the massive production of weapons,tools and machines.

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my charriot of fire!

Finally he isbeing justoptimistic toward the nature of human kind,that according to him could be mutable back into goodness. What he is actually trying to do is giving us some inspiration to go for it,to not being content with the way things are turning into, and finally to make our brave and definite contribution to that New Jerusalem we all must long for.

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 pleasant land.