"Jerusalem" performed by the Cadet Glee Club of West Point

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  • Опубликовано: 12 мар 2011
  • I included this song in the repertoire of "Stand Ye Steady" to honor our steadfast friends and allies from the UK. If ever a song embodied a call to action, this is it! Accompanying the Cadets is the world's largest church organ exquisitely played by Craig Williams. The ending chords resonate with devine majesty as Craig "pulls out all the stops".
    The performance of "Jerusalem" can be seen and heard on the DVD and CD "Stand Ye Steady - Songs of Courage and Inspiration" available at www.standyesteady.com (in 5.1 Dolby Digital) and honoring all US Armed Forces past and present. Directing and video editing by Doug Coppi of Curtain Call Productions, www.curtaincallproductions.com... .
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  • @matthewmelling6831
    @matthewmelling6831 Год назад +128

    As a proud Englishman I can say I'm truly honoured to hear this song sung by our brother's and sisters across the sea. It means a great deal, thank you

    • @garythorington1600
      @garythorington1600 4 дня назад +1

      Great to hear from you I am 100 per cent British descent and love your people and nation.

    • @Empty_Edd
      @Empty_Edd 2 дня назад

      @@garythorington1600it’s good to know that at least one person likes us.😂

    • @garythorington1600
      @garythorington1600 2 дня назад

      @@Empty_Edd I love the empire since I was barely able to read. I was disappointed when I read the colonies rebelled against the Crown. After all Great Britain protected the colonies at great expense. I believe the USA would had been better off being in the Commonwealth!! I love the British songs customs etc I have the Union Jack hanging here at my home . Great blessings to you and your countrymen

    • @Empty_Edd
      @Empty_Edd 2 дня назад

      @@garythorington1600 i totally agree with you, a lot of people in India feel like that so I hear, I think South Africa would definitely be better off they should have just concentrated on apartheid instead of independence. Yeah I think history would have been gone much better if America been in the commonwealth but I think we are in the minority. All the best to you too sir and thanks.🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @garythorington1600
      @garythorington1600 2 дня назад +1

      @@Empty_Edd I am so glad you responded I agree with everything you said . The Brits brought much to India and South Africa. Sure no nation is perfect but we brought the Gospel of Christ to all of these lands including North America, Australia and NZ. We also brought a lot of progress to all of these lands ! God bless the King and God Save the King. I know we are in the minority opinion

  • @TheRealist2022
    @TheRealist2022 Год назад +41

    Friends, brothers, sisters of the US armed forces. Greetings.
    I served 25 years in the Royal Navy as a rating and as an officer. While an officer, I was privileged to work alongside magnificent men and women of the US armed forces. My respect grew long. My respect grew true.
    We are, surely, brothers and sisters in arms. It is my honour to refer to you as such.
    No foe shall prevail.

  • @LiquidSpiral
    @LiquidSpiral 4 года назад +436

    I’m honoured to be an Englishman hearing Americans sing our most precious song

    • @van1976
      @van1976 3 года назад

      Oh these Clever "Supreme" Englishmen that can get a "Less Fortunate" Englishmen to have the "Glory" of going "over the Top" to the music of "Jerusalem Hymn"...Frightening...and people still Cheer this on....

    • @leeenglandland2978
      @leeenglandland2978 3 года назад +35

      @@van1976 WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT ????????????????????

    • @van1976
      @van1976 3 года назад +1

      @@leeenglandland2978 "Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood" I LOVE this song, I play it on Guitar and sing it all the time. I did years ago on my YT channel (2013) ruclips.net/video/zBZ7J3cBO5k/видео.html My point is "They" ("The Cleaver Ones"-if you will) Will take a BEAUTIFUL (Spiritually lifting) EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SONG like "Jerusalem" and USE IT FOR PROPAGANDA purposes for Death and Destruction of "Englishmen"..' For Example The "Battle of the Somme"- -"British casualties on the first day were the worst in the history of the British Army, with 57,470 casualties, 19,240 of whom were killed" (the first of many)...I wasn't there, but I can't help but think the English soldiers were hearing "Jerusalem" somewhere along the way before getting Slaughtered...all for "War Profits". $$$$...Your Welcome... :-)

    • @gordonlandreth9550
      @gordonlandreth9550 3 года назад +16

      @@van1976 How can you blame bad tactics and bad leadership on a patriotic song ? Do consider yourself a weirdo .

    • @van1976
      @van1976 3 года назад +2

      @@gordonlandreth9550 I love "Jerusalem" -it is a Great Powerful song--I play and sing it all the time, for years now...BUT Music can (and is) used as a form of Mind Control. It's WW1, English soldier hears "Jerusalem", he gets "triggered" and wants to kill Germans (even innocent ones)--for the "Patriotic" cause and for Jolly Good Ole England and for "Those Feet in ancient times" .....That's why the British Army chose it....they know what they're doing.

  • @doriandando606
    @doriandando606 6 лет назад +255

    I served seven years in the British Army, and, after a while, sixteen years in the Royal Navy. Jerusalem makes me think of my time in the services, of my mates that I served with, and most of all, the green and beautiful land that I joined up to protect. I have visited the United States many times and have met very many lovely people there, indeed, made very many good friends there. We and the Americans all share the same values. To hear Jerusalem sung by the future Officers and Commanders of the United States forces, enforces, in my view, the notion that we will never, ever, be apart. No one will separate us. Ever.

    • @ggg-eg5pz
      @ggg-eg5pz 2 года назад +1

      Did you serve in south Armagh?

    • @TheQuantumPotato
      @TheQuantumPotato 2 года назад

      Army to RM?

    • @stephensmith4480
      @stephensmith4480 2 года назад +4

      @@TheQuantumPotato He didn`t say, Army to RM. He said Army to RN. Which means, he could have served in the RMC, or, he could have served in the SBS.

    • @jasonlancestewart
      @jasonlancestewart Год назад +7

      From your lips to God’s ears, cousin. They will never separate us.

    • @egosumhomovespertilionem2022
      @egosumhomovespertilionem2022 Год назад +7

      I pray it to be so, even though many on both sides of the Atlantic seem determined to passively ignore our common heritage or actively work to drive a wedge between us. Comments such as Dorian's above give me hope for the future of a world built upon the common values of the Anglosphere and not the might-makes-right law of the jungle of the authoritarian regimes of the planet.

  • @gwmitchell1980
    @gwmitchell1980 4 года назад +163

    This was exactly what I needed after 5 days without seeing a soul. The spring is coming to England now, it's becoming green and pleasant once again.
    I do hope our American cousins know just how much we love and respect you. Keep safe and stay home 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @KingoRichie1990
    @KingoRichie1990 2 года назад +91

    Amazing version. Respect to the Yanks, from an British ex-infantryman. 👊🏻
    🇬🇧 🇺🇸

  • @erpollock
    @erpollock 3 года назад +105

    I love this hymn. And the many years of friendship between the US and UK. And our common language and common democratic values. Churchill said of England, "Never separate ourselves from the Americans." When my small nephew asked me, "Is England our friend?" I answered, "England is our best friend."

    • @skipdowning2328
      @skipdowning2328 Год назад +6

      Amen. May it ever be so!

    • @johnbell2639
      @johnbell2639 Год назад

      A very uneven and some might even say abusive friendship

    • @russellbyrd2162
      @russellbyrd2162 Год назад

      @@johnbell2639 Context is everything . . .

    • @colbyzur4642
      @colbyzur4642 Год назад

      I think the union between England and the US proves that the oppressed and oppressor can break their cycle and become mutual

    • @lkrnpk
      @lkrnpk 5 месяцев назад +1

      Churchill was half American tho… from mother’s side

  • @mildandbitter
    @mildandbitter 7 месяцев назад +24

    In a mad world we need our friends, from England may I say God Bless America

    • @aaronkelley8909
      @aaronkelley8909 6 месяцев назад +2

      I’m grateful we have our English friends across the pond ☺️

  • @HydroSnips
    @HydroSnips 4 года назад +136

    This song speaks to the soul of any Englishman. If you’re a country boy like me, it is the closest you can get, through thick layers of reserve, to describe a love of homeland on a deep level, beyond facile totems like flags, pomp and tradition. It is home. Green and pleasant.

    • @mykkie100
      @mykkie100 Год назад +7

      Beautifully written !

    • @frankryan2505
      @frankryan2505 Год назад

      @@mykkie100 ironic what the poem was about..

    • @brianblithe2271
      @brianblithe2271 8 месяцев назад

      LET me tell you something you stupid fuck, real men work their way up and not to worthless MASTER, MASTER SEARGEANTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT SHOULD GET OFFICER STATUS YOU FAKE PUSSY BITCH. ITS ALL GOING TO HELL BECAUSE YOU BELIEVED FAKE IGNORANCE AND FAKE MAN HOOD YOU BITCH. good luck bitch.

    • @peneleapai
      @peneleapai 5 месяцев назад

      Do tell ? @@frankryan2505

    • @peneleapai
      @peneleapai 5 месяцев назад

      Gorgeous response to a powerful musical gesture.

  • @ME-hs1ie
    @ME-hs1ie Год назад +9

    Thank You to our allies. From Ulster (Northern Ireland, United Kingdom) 🇬🇧

  • @jillyb710
    @jillyb710 3 года назад +97

    This brings a tear to my eye. Thank you American cousins. Beautifully sung. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @mkdy218
    @mkdy218 5 лет назад +65

    As an Englishman , Jerusalem , has always touched something in my soul . To hear this performed by our dear American cousins takes it to a new level. Thank you so much.... God bless America

    • @chrisnewnham1195
      @chrisnewnham1195 Год назад +2

      The hymn carries with it an ancient truth all of its own

    • @Alexia24601
      @Alexia24601 3 месяца назад +1

      Pre-revolution, our Founding Fathers considered themselves to be Englishmen, and were very proud to be so.

    • @garythorington1600
      @garythorington1600 4 дня назад

      @@Alexia24601 I probably would have been a pro Brit Tory at that time!

  • @juliehillman8743
    @juliehillman8743 2 года назад +90

    Beautifully sung. As a Englishwoman, I am truly honoured. Thank you ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @beano3868
      @beano3868 2 года назад +5

      I agree Julie

    • @leakoe3797
      @leakoe3797 Месяц назад +2

      Sends goosebumps all overwith tears down my face..
      Wow..brilliant

  • @Pete-tq6in
    @Pete-tq6in 3 года назад +364

    As a Briton, I can honestly say I’ve never heard Jerusalem sung better than this. At a time when my country, our culture and our history is under sustained attack, this brought a tear to my eye. Thank you, may our friendship and kinship last a thousand years.

    • @alexanderfooy723
      @alexanderfooy723 3 года назад +7

      This is, of course, a beautiful rendition full of pride. However, I’ve seen more people complaining about a full-court press on culture than actual attacks.

    • @SMlFFY85
      @SMlFFY85 3 года назад +4

      Brexit means brexit, eh?

    • @Pete-tq6in
      @Pete-tq6in 3 года назад +27

      @@SMlFFY85, yes, thankfully we’re no longer in the EU.

    • @Pete-tq6in
      @Pete-tq6in 3 года назад +9

      @@alexanderfooy723, have you been living in a cave?

    • @alexanderfooy723
      @alexanderfooy723 3 года назад +1

      @@Pete-tq6in No. Sounds fun though, and based on your comments I’m sure that you could tell me about it. And, as an American an obligatory 1776.

  • @wildsarsaparilla
    @wildsarsaparilla 2 года назад +51

    I am an American and never had the honor to serve because I was excluded. My father served in WWII and when I was growing up, I would hear him hum this tune out of the corner of my ear while he was doing some household chore. I asked him once, "What's that song?" He said, "It's the National Anthem of England with whom we fought." He was a fine and funny man and I miss him. We played this at his funeral. Love.

    • @keelanwagstaff7940
      @keelanwagstaff7940 Год назад +6

      I extend the gratitude of our Whole nation to your Father and all those Americans who came to our aid in our time of greatest challenge. They truly were our greatest friends and remain so to this day.
      From the grandson of a British Army Vet who fought along side many brave Americans in North Africa and France 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

    • @kevinadamson5768
      @kevinadamson5768 Год назад +5

      Bless you and your family

    • @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR
      @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR Год назад +4

      It's not the NATIONAL ATHEM of ENGLAND buddy it's "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" unfortunately this is way better than that other crap...

    • @wildsarsaparilla
      @wildsarsaparilla Год назад +9

      @@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR I think my Dad was being cheeky. Which he was known to do. 🙂

  • @davegregory4291
    @davegregory4291 7 лет назад +396

    It makes me very proud to think America sings our song, May we stay friends for ever;.God Bless America.

    • @truckerfromreno
      @truckerfromreno 5 лет назад +15

      The USA National Anthem music is actually the music from old an English hymn.

    • @southtownj382
      @southtownj382 4 года назад +15

      England is America's mother

    • @niccolomedici4482
      @niccolomedici4482 4 года назад +2

      "that Jesus might have visited what would later be called England during His lifetime"
      The British are lucky. If the myth were about Muhammad, Muslims would have claimed London now. Just like they claim Jerusalem because they believe Muhammad magically visited it.
      On second thought... perhaps they aren't that lucky. Jesus was a Palestinian, according to Arabs, so....

    • @charlesstuart7290
      @charlesstuart7290 4 года назад +3

      @@truckerfromreno More like an old English drinking song!

    • @charlesrichardcozzens8281
      @charlesrichardcozzens8281 4 года назад +4

      @@niccolomedici4482 I may be wrong but Jesus was a Jew out of the tribe of Judah, He is the King of Kings is also know as the Lion of Judah. He will rule again one day for a 1000 years from Jerusalem and if you do not know Him you need to be shaking in your GI issued boots. The good news is that you can know Him quickly by calling on the name of the Lord. I am kinda passionate about future prophecy...just saying, w/o malice but my love for HIM, He rescued me

  • @ducatiboy6668
    @ducatiboy6668 Год назад +21

    From a very proud Englishman thank you to our special friends our history runs deep it always will 🇬🇧🇺🇲

  • @md24603405
    @md24603405 10 лет назад +333

    Thank you our American brothers and sisters. This brought tears to my eyes. God bless the USA. From a UK veteran,

  • @andrewbazeley7274
    @andrewbazeley7274 2 года назад +18

    As an Englishman the good old yanks sang this heart rendering hymn with gusto 👌🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @johnr7279
    @johnr7279 4 года назад +11

    I am another American who's served with the British (the 6th Division) in southern Afghanistan and with another group of folks in the southwest. You are our friends, allies, and cousins! I am 1/4 English and proud of it. Friends and allies forever!

  • @geoffwalsh170
    @geoffwalsh170 6 лет назад +32

    As a Brit and absolute Monarchist, I was moved to tears by finding this simply wonderful posting sung beautifully by America's finest youth. The UK will always stand steady with the USA - Europe has never liked it nor will they ever do so. US grit is British grit - you will not be jostled or pushed by any jumped up State - nor will we for we are indeed born of the same blood. George Wythe, a signatory to the Declaration of Independence , is a proven ancestor of my mother-in-law a citizen of Australia (she has his nose !) and her Australian grit mirrors ours too. God Bless Amerca. especially at this time of natural disaster in the Texas region. Geoff Walsh

    • @williamwaynflete6336
      @williamwaynflete6336 6 лет назад +1

      Arrant nonsense.

    • @RichardTaylor1630
      @RichardTaylor1630 6 лет назад +2

      Wythe is still remembered on honored here as the influential teacher of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and other men influential in the formation of the American republic.

    • @jeffmorse645
      @jeffmorse645 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks for the kind words Geoff and the feeling is mutual.

    • @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR
      @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR Год назад +1

      I'm ANTI MONARCHIST they are a bunch of parasitic leeches and the monarchy should be abolished now that the Queen has passed away because the others are absolutely f**king useless...

  • @elicharlton6397
    @elicharlton6397 5 лет назад +7

    Hi from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, UK 🇬🇧. So glad we have The United States of America on our side. God bless America and our Queen and Country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @tescomealdeal9901
    @tescomealdeal9901 2 года назад +52

    A beautiful rendition of a British classic. May our Alliance last forever!

    • @white-dragon4424
      @white-dragon4424 Год назад

      Correction: English NOT British. It in no way mentions either Wales nor Scotland.

  • @barryyoung4858
    @barryyoung4858 4 года назад +28

    Absolutely brilliant, they sung this as if it was their own. Respect.

  • @Colonialpara
    @Colonialpara 10 лет назад +904

    I am an American who served with British troops in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan and was proud to call them "brother," "comrade in arms" and more importantly, "FRIEND!"
    I was very moved the first time I heard this hymn in the movie Chariots of Fire in 1982. I am an Episcopalian (member of the Anglican Communion) and in '82 did not know this was really a hymn about England, but now know better. That doesn't change the fact that this a beautiful hymn, one filled with emotion and one that also reminds the English people just how special they are and how important their place in the world and its history is.
    I know there are many Brits who hate us, along with the French, Germans, Aussies (including the one who posted vulgar comments here about both our countries) and others. That doesn't change the facts that there is a truly "special relationship" between the British people, their nation and the USA.
    I do dislike when Brits post hateful commentaries here and have said so, but that also will NEVER change the fact that I was proud to serve alongside them men and women of the British forces and if ever I have to go to war again, and cannot do so with my fellow Americans, would NEVER hesitate to serve alongside my British comrades in arms.
    I wish the men and women of Her Majesty's Forces all the best in 2014 and the best for the people of the United Kingdom.

    • @jackd9928
      @jackd9928 10 лет назад +78

      The British hatred for USA is a vast minority today. Definitely agree that the special relationship is one of, if not the strongest in the world.

    • @shutoman7
      @shutoman7 10 лет назад +35

      Thanks for your kind sentiments, Colonialpara. I may sometimes (indeed often!) disagree with the policies of the US. But the many American friends I have and their affection for Britain and England is treasured and reciprocated in kind. All the best for you and your nation.

    • @martinputt7860
      @martinputt7860 10 лет назад +20

      Colonialpara I have a deep respect for American troops and for most American civilians as well excluding those that think they won world war 2 by themselves which i understand is a very small minority.

    • @smartalek180
      @smartalek180 10 лет назад +6

      Martin Putt
      "...those that think they won world war 2 by themselves which i understand is a very small minority."
      Yes, they are.
      Sadly, because of something called "gerrymandering" (don't ask), some Supreme Court decisions allowing effectively unlimited campaign spending by the wealthy few, massive voter suppression, and a blatantly propagandistic corporate "news" media, this "very small minority" can win enough elections to effectively control our federal government.
      We call these people "Republicans."
      Cheers!

    • @Colonialpara
      @Colonialpara 10 лет назад +36

      smartalek180 Ahh yes, if you are an American, you just showed your left wing bias. Well done. As Churchill once said: "If you are not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain."
      Your inflammatory comments just proved the later half of that statement apply.

  • @keithwoolnough1389
    @keithwoolnough1389 10 лет назад +96

    Nothing American has ever choked me up as this performance did. to know how much that they really treasure the transatlantic friendship

    • @PUAlum
      @PUAlum 10 лет назад +11

      We do! Most of us, anyway. "Bless 'em all" "over there"!

  • @stephensmith4480
    @stephensmith4480 6 лет назад +323

    As an Englishman it always moves me when I hear this and that was superbly done. To our American Brothers and Sisters, thank you.

    • @terrys6772
      @terrys6772 5 лет назад +14

      English and proud. Thank you for this!

    • @stephentodd3697
      @stephentodd3697 4 года назад +6

      England's green an pleasant land

    • @shirleypayne4383
      @shirleypayne4383 4 года назад +2

      Jerusalem and I Vow to Thee, My Country are two of my favorite hymns.

    • @shirleypayne4383
      @shirleypayne4383 4 года назад +4

      Stephen Smith
      Jerusalem snd I Vow to Thee, My Country are two of my favorite hymns.. PS. Je suis Americain.

    • @stephensmith4480
      @stephensmith4480 4 года назад +1

      @@shirleypayne4383 Good choice Shirley. Best Wishes from the UK.💖

  • @krisc2535
    @krisc2535 6 лет назад +27

    Always raises the hairs on my neck. What a pleasure to hear it performed by an American choir!

  • @TheBigCha
    @TheBigCha 6 лет назад +46

    Good grief! Thanks to the Brits for being our friends, and to the Glee Club for this beautiful, extremely musical rendition. I was in the 6th US Army Band, oh, back during the Cretaceous period, and have become a real crybaby for stuff like this. Can't get through it without tearing up!

    • @ilikezappa3268
      @ilikezappa3268 2 года назад +2

      I miss the Cretaceous period. I can remember it too. JFK was president when I was born, bless him.

  • @sabyegrp
    @sabyegrp 4 года назад +5

    In spring of 1969 as an American NCO I had a one week R & R in Hong Kong from Vietnam. Several of us went to the NCO club half way up on the Peak. We took the tram. Inside the NCO club were many regular British NCO Marines. We had an evening that to this day I still remember fondly, with song and good friendship.
    May God Bless England, and the United States.

  • @CB-dl1vg
    @CB-dl1vg 2 года назад +7

    God bless from England, Peace be with you 🇬🇧

  • @rubyreddy00
    @rubyreddy00 5 лет назад +10

    Will never forget singing Jerusalem in Hyde Park on the Last Night of the Proms with thousands of other people, tears streaming down my face.

  • @pauldesborough6845
    @pauldesborough6845 6 лет назад +32

    God bless you for honouring us in this fashion. As an British ex-Army Officer with 31 years of service under my belt, I have had the very good fortune to fight alongside our American brethren on more than one occasion. Thank you and God bless you.

  • @mr.k1503
    @mr.k1503 8 лет назад +186

    As a Brit. I too, echo gratitude -----to be honored by West Point Cadet Glee Club----you did us proud------bless you

    • @williamlarkin613
      @williamlarkin613 8 лет назад +9

      +Rick K *honoured.

    • @KeithWilliamMacHendry
      @KeithWilliamMacHendry 7 лет назад +1

      You mean honoured & England is not, & never will be Britain. Alba gu brath & fuck the British state & all it's perfidious trappings. GTF!

    • @francoisdaureville323
      @francoisdaureville323 2 года назад

      @@KeithWilliamMacHendry ugh a scottish nationalist, you stupid country can piss off, im tired of the this

    • @notnek202
      @notnek202 2 года назад

      @@KeithWilliamMacHendry wow dude what’s your problem ?

  • @janemycock5771
    @janemycock5771 5 лет назад +22

    A beautiful rendition. I always find it a tremendous mark of respect when people of one country sing the national song of another. It is not part of your own patriotic tradition but you know that it is part of another and so you honor that.

  • @songsmith31a
    @songsmith31a 7 лет назад +25

    This is an enormous compliment! Wonderful to see and hear this version. I admit to a
    personal interest because my eldest sister went "Stateside" (marriage) after WW2 and
    her US family descendants are now spread between Louisiana and California.
    God Bless America.

  • @ridgewoodraver
    @ridgewoodraver 10 лет назад +168

    A fantastic effort people, from a British Army Officer commissioned from the ranks and with 24 years service. I served along with my American brothers with pride. God bless you all and may he keep you safe.

  • @TheDustysix
    @TheDustysix 10 лет назад +18

    As a Veteran, I can say this video will provoke our enemies "sensitivities" . All the more reason for me to enjoy it and celebrate it's reaffirmation of what I know and cherish. Our young Warriors of today are Marvelous! Semper Fi and God Bless You! Your road will be hard.

  • @gismofly2847
    @gismofly2847 6 лет назад +38

    Thank you. One of the great virtues of Americans is their generosity. This is remembered by their friends.

    • @williamwaynflete6336
      @williamwaynflete6336 6 лет назад

      "One of the great virtues of Americans is their generosity": And don't they just *love* to remind us of it at every opportunity...

    • @billhaddad2953
      @billhaddad2953 4 года назад +1

      Indeed, one of our great virtues as Americans is our generosity, but we learned that from our British brothers. And yes, we will remind you of that at every opportunity. Thank you always for our steadfast bond.

    • @briancaldwell7305
      @briancaldwell7305 4 года назад

      @@billhaddad2953 thanks my friend. We have to stand together in these time of great danger.

  • @edwinscholey990
    @edwinscholey990 6 лет назад +11

    This is very well done, but when you've sat in the Royal Albert hall on the last night of the proms.....and this music first stirs, then builds...man, it makes the hackles rise on one's neck every time. To be amongst the audience and add one's own voice to this beautiful piece is a euphoric experience !

  • @jamesporter109
    @jamesporter109 6 лет назад +16

    I am an humble servant but I love Jerusalem, and I love my Country equally, long live Britain!

  • @alasdairvincent6248
    @alasdairvincent6248 2 года назад +14

    One of my favourite hymns. Very well performed. These young people sang it so well.

  • @paulkirkland3263
    @paulkirkland3263 5 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings from the UK to our cousins across the Pond. In the last 24 hours, in the Middle East, American and British aircrews have flown into combat, side by side once again. This rendition of 'Jerusalem' by the cadets of West Point is utterly beautiful.

  • @kentregear2433
    @kentregear2433 5 лет назад +4

    I would rather be the 51 state ofAmerica rather than the 28 undemocratic country of Europe The USA and UK have the same values ,Jerusalem brilliantly sung what a magnificent tribute to the UK from USA

  • @brianberry1931
    @brianberry1931 3 года назад +9

    A wonderful, uplifting tribute. As a U.K. veteran it made me feel proud and humbled. Thank you.

  • @MARKSFINCHES
    @MARKSFINCHES 4 года назад +30

    God bless America !! We will always stand shoulder to shoulder and fall side by side forever with our soldiers blood mixed on the battlefields of freedom !!! Love from England 🇬🇧🇺🇲

  • @jeffmackie547
    @jeffmackie547 7 лет назад +37

    my sons were with American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and said they were outstanding.
    Thank you West point and God bless America. Friends forever. Jeff Mackie

  • @kiethmorrison5538
    @kiethmorrison5538 6 лет назад +15

    What a marvellous tribute to our friendship.... Like all family we have our differences but in the end we will always be there for each other. I never forget that we fought side by side against the worst of the worst and fought and won

  • @WEKARP3
    @WEKARP3 10 лет назад +13

    A superb rendering of a great hymn! I had no idea that cadets could sing like this!

  • @tommyh6665
    @tommyh6665 8 лет назад +9

    OMG I'm crying, this is so beautiful, you Americans will always be our greatest partners

  • @beehenay519
    @beehenay519 6 лет назад +2

    I will confess that I came to this video merely looking for a good version of this tune.
    What I found was not only an excellent rendition of an excellent hymn, but also an outpouring of love between two nations in the comments.
    I am astounded.
    God save The Queen

  • @mjt5202003
    @mjt5202003 6 лет назад +2

    been watching an article on Blake on BBC South so needed a youtube fix of Jerusalem and up pops this gem
    brought a lump to the throat of this gnarled old cove
    well done West Point - allies forever

  • @OperaBuff1935
    @OperaBuff1935 9 лет назад +8

    Love it. I first sang this great anthem with the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D. C. in the early '90s and several times since in choral and church choir settings. Praise be to England! Praise be to God!

  • @gerhardusvanrooyen6663
    @gerhardusvanrooyen6663 10 лет назад +58

    Wonderful! There are no other words to describe this choir.

    • @KerryWrightOZ
      @KerryWrightOZ 10 лет назад +2

      Beautiful solemn interpretation, but I still prefer the jubilant, celebratory Proms version.

  • @denisefearon3872
    @denisefearon3872 7 лет назад +16

    Love coming back to hear this. Simply brilliant. Thanks West Point
    Cadets. And to our American allies.

  • @RS-rt5jy
    @RS-rt5jy Год назад +9

    We love our English brothers and sisters across the pond and will always be by your side in your time of need

    • @SCHRANZ3040
      @SCHRANZ3040 Год назад

      Descendants from the mother land that’s why 🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @edwardelliott3637
    @edwardelliott3637 9 лет назад +12

    Very well done Cadets! You rock! God I love this song, so mighty, so strong, so sweeping! God bless the UK!

  • @tph2558
    @tph2558 6 лет назад +44

    This has broken my hart This music comes from my childhood and now politicians have sold our country down the swanny and all for what streets no longer safe to walk down police with guns walking down the street My father had his leg blown off and half his back shot off fighting during the second world war and for what but thank you for bringing a bit of my childhood back many thanks from the UK

    • @Rayblondie
      @Rayblondie 6 лет назад +7

      God bless you Tommy. Yes they are trying to foist on us their own corrupt version of British values but we fight on within ourselves for what is right. I will never give in to it. The song is a spur to me to carry on the fight for the real British values, not our politicians corrupt version. Thank you USA.

  • @ianfrost4586
    @ianfrost4586 2 года назад +1

    Many thanks from the UK

  • @mrroache5169
    @mrroache5169 7 лет назад +139

    absolutely beautiful. thanks from England

  • @brendawilmore2780
    @brendawilmore2780 2 года назад +21

    Nice to hear people of the great USA singing the national anthem of England, God bless both our countries

    • @marycarver1542
      @marycarver1542 11 месяцев назад +3

      Thats not our national Anthem ....

    • @barryfoster453
      @barryfoster453 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@marycarver1542
      On St George's Day, 23 April 2010, the Commonwealth Games Council for England launched a poll to allow the public to decide which anthem would be played at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Voters could choose between "God Save the Queen", "Jerusalem" and "Land of Hope and Glory" with the winning song being adopted as the official anthem for Team England. "Jerusalem" was declared the winner on 30 May 2010, securing 52% of the vote.
      It may not be adopted by the government, but the people in this case voted.

    • @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR
      @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR 5 месяцев назад +3

      Its a HYMN but should be ENGLAND'S NATIONAL ANTHEM than that crap and boring god save the Queen/King
      🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁🦁🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @andrewstackpool4911
    @andrewstackpool4911 2 года назад +5

    Young American cadets of all colours and backgrounds combined to sing one of England's and even America's finest anthems as the theme is the same. God bless them all.

  • @welderman444
    @welderman444 7 лет назад +56

    Thank You from England. That was beautiful. God bless America.

  • @patwalker72
    @patwalker72 6 лет назад +24

    Very well done Cousins, brought alump to my throat. God Bless America.

  • @creationsunlimited7533
    @creationsunlimited7533 8 лет назад +248

    Fantastic, I, for one, feel honoured to have West Point sing our favourite hymn. Thank you West Point.

    • @anji123passion5
      @anji123passion5 8 лет назад +10

      that's the way they meant it to be received, thankfully you understand

    • @anji123passion5
      @anji123passion5 8 лет назад +3

      that's the way they meant it to be received, thankfully you understand

    • @anji123passion5
      @anji123passion5 8 лет назад +3

      that's the way they meant it to be received, thankfully you understand

    • @creationsunlimited7533
      @creationsunlimited7533 8 лет назад +5

      great, love it. Happy New Year to you all

    • @anji123passion5
      @anji123passion5 8 лет назад +1

      Hum why is my comment tripled?

  • @rogershirley2857
    @rogershirley2857 4 года назад +4

    Beautiful version of this masterpiece. Never heard better. This choir is top notch.

  • @christophermunton9623
    @christophermunton9623 7 лет назад +30

    God bless, with love from the U.K.

  • @ikm64
    @ikm64 2 года назад +16

    Jerusalem Hymn
    And did those feet in ancient time
    Walk upon England's mountain 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 pleasant land.

  • @RandomEmzyElf
    @RandomEmzyElf 9 лет назад +33

    Always makes me sing along, thanks America (From a Welsh girl) :)

    • @johnbanks407
      @johnbanks407 4 года назад +1

      M y dad was in the royal Welsh fusiliers respect

  • @craigeast3682
    @craigeast3682 6 лет назад +3

    Beautiful, performed as well I've ever heard.

  • @jensmom604
    @jensmom604 6 лет назад +15

    Such a beautiful song.

  • @snowbird7614
    @snowbird7614 Год назад +3

    Im honored to have Great Britain as our allies. I lived in your country and loved it

  • @GHnineteensixtysix
    @GHnineteensixtysix 4 года назад +8

    Beautifully sung and lovely pronunciation as well. God bless🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

  • @nigelwright850
    @nigelwright850 4 года назад +5

    It hard to listen to this and not overwhelmed with emotion. Anyone British who has ever visited the United States of America can be in no doubt of the underlying and eternal bond between our two peoples. God Bless America!

  • @truckerfromreno
    @truckerfromreno 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you brothers. Respect from Great Britain.

  • @claraaraujo500
    @claraaraujo500 4 года назад +2

    I am from East Timor, I really proud for singers
    God bless you all😍😍👏

  • @MylesHSG
    @MylesHSG 7 лет назад +59

    A truly special relationship, greetings to our American cousins

  • @josephdurling2565
    @josephdurling2565 4 года назад +17

    To be born an Englishman is a great responsibility, it is to set an example to others and to hold back the tide against all odds.
    But most of all, to be born English is a gift from God.

  • @vanrooyen100
    @vanrooyen100 7 лет назад +11

    Absolutely moving! and beautifully sung. Though not an American but absolute loyalist I say "Thank God for the Americans! where would the free world be with out them"

  • @kieronpotter7140
    @kieronpotter7140 6 лет назад +1

    Love from the UK. Went to the U.S in Summer and made to feel very welcome. Amazing country.

    • @jeffmorse645
      @jeffmorse645 5 лет назад

      We love the British and always enjoy speaking with them when they come to visit here.

  • @elderrobertv.fullersr.1739
    @elderrobertv.fullersr.1739 7 лет назад +6

    Beautifully done choir and organ magnificent job. God bless you all.

  • @MrLongbow1415
    @MrLongbow1415 7 лет назад +9

    Thank you. English and proud and ALWAYS a friend of America. Together we are strong. xxx

  • @robertstruder4434
    @robertstruder4434 4 года назад +5

    A lovely tribute to Britain by our beautiful cadets. So pleasing.

  • @dr.kenmahood4917
    @dr.kenmahood4917 6 лет назад +1

    I had the rare privilege and honour to perform on this pipe organ in 1968 when it was still the largest pipe organ in the world. "Jerusalem" is one of the most wonderful heritage pieces to all Brits. My friend was in a London pub where the lads spontaneously broke out singing the song. I believe this is one of the great heritage pieces which shows the great union between the UK and US.

  • @howdin1966
    @howdin1966 9 лет назад +139

    God Bless America From An Englishman

  • @jamesporter109
    @jamesporter109 6 лет назад +21

    I'm crying this second because I love England so much! England, will always be England! God Bless our beautiful England, Love you all.

    • @bacemonkey
      @bacemonkey 3 года назад

      Shame our political system douse not feel the same as us.

  • @Paul.Morgan
    @Paul.Morgan 6 лет назад +3

    A truly powerful and beautiful song! I wish England would rediscover this spirit.

  • @janesmith9024
    @janesmith9024 4 дня назад

    Well sung. I have been singing this since school in the 1970s (and even harder was the school hymn player on the piano and this was not an easy one to pay on the piano)... and even now it still has such an effect on me. We will always here in the UK stand with the USA.

  • @peaceharmony4115
    @peaceharmony4115 6 лет назад +111

    This is an absolutely beautiful rendition of what should be, in my opinion, England's national anthem.

    • @bellevue46
      @bellevue46 4 года назад +2

      So right. God Save The Queen is such an awful dirge.

    • @thomasandrewquinn5489
      @thomasandrewquinn5489 4 года назад

      Irelands call

    • @BOSCOBELLO
      @BOSCOBELLO 4 года назад

      no way ..there is always Elgar

    • @stevien196
      @stevien196 2 года назад +1

      Everyone thinks it should be the National Anthem except the BBC who would never allow it to be.

    • @derekhartley1680
      @derekhartley1680 Год назад

      I agree...excellent hymn..sung well.

  • @davidshaw9806
    @davidshaw9806 6 лет назад +9

    Thank you so much. Beautiful words sung so well by our US cousins. Somehow hearing it from another country made it all the more special seeing these young people whose origins are from all over the world unite in uplifting song.

  • @NRTSean
    @NRTSean 6 лет назад +2

    As usual moved by the spiritual significance of this song. To bring Christ back to the centre of our society.... Well done

  • @garyrock2356
    @garyrock2356 2 года назад +1

    A great academy with a great heritage, thanks from the U.K.

  • @Parlophonic
    @Parlophonic 8 лет назад +19

    Now that brought a lump to my throat! Thank you very much for such a sincere and magnificent rendition of Jerusalem. Terrific stuff!!

  • @richardroberts3819
    @richardroberts3819 8 лет назад +14

    Thank you . A really good rendition of 'Blakes ' Jerusalem. Thank you for being our allies. love from Wales,

    • @RichardTaylor1630
      @RichardTaylor1630 6 лет назад +1

      Love back to all the Welsh, from an American descended from a Roberts (and Jones and Dawes etc.) family of Wales. Our greatest choir, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, was originally a Welsh Choir led by Dan Jones.

  • @peterhodel9071
    @peterhodel9071 6 месяцев назад +1

    My grandfather had been an organ builder and I am sure he would have loved that - they all sang their hearts out

  • @willaprayerbeggingg-dtohea4642
    @willaprayerbeggingg-dtohea4642 6 лет назад +11

    To our British cousins,may we stand arm in arm forever. Thank you for developing freedom.

  • @SuperUnbeliever
    @SuperUnbeliever 7 лет назад +44

    Thankyou from sunny Britain.

    • @SuperUnbeliever
      @SuperUnbeliever 7 лет назад +8

      Soon to be "sunni" Britain.

    • @SuperUnbeliever
      @SuperUnbeliever 7 лет назад +4

      Shiite you think, or just the natives blended out of existence?

    • @zoroastrianisticzoro297
      @zoroastrianisticzoro297 7 лет назад +2

      They're all guests who shall be repatriated upon their own nations developing.

    • @SuperUnbeliever
      @SuperUnbeliever 7 лет назад +1

      "their own nations developing."
      That's not going to happen.

    • @zoroastrianisticzoro297
      @zoroastrianisticzoro297 7 лет назад +1

      claude bawls
      They better had by 2050, if not, civil war guaranteed

  • @anthonynovelli2164
    @anthonynovelli2164 10 лет назад +50

    We owe our nation's heritage and beginning to our original Motherland, England. it is right and just to recognize the bond with which we will eternally share and we should always keep the ties that bind us strong.

  • @1brewski2
    @1brewski2 Год назад +1

    Makes me so proud to see the faces of America singing this great British hymn.

  • @Rosiecrossley1
    @Rosiecrossley1 2 года назад +2

    From an English woman ( me) thank you my beautiful American cousins it was beautifully sung god bless America 🇺🇸 from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿