by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Rouse up, O Young Men of the New Age! See original
Language: English
Rouse up, O Young Men of the New Age! Set your foreheads against the ignorant hirelings! For we have hirelings in the Camp, the Court, and the University, who would, if they could, for ever depress mental, and prolong corporeal war. ... believe Christ and His Apostles that there is a class of men whose whole delight is in destroying. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Alan Dudley Bush (1900 - 1995), "Rouse up, O Young Men of the New Age!", op. 41 no. 3 (1952) [ tenor and piano ], from Voices of the Prophets, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), appears in Selections from Milton, from the preface
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