Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion/Plate 44

by William Blake

Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion, copy A, object 44

[ PLATE 44 [30] ]

And the Two that escaped; were the Emanation of Los & hisSpectre: for whereever the Emanation goes, the SpectreAttends her as her Guard, & Los's Emanation is namedEnitharmon, & his Spectre is named Urthona: they knew5Not where to flee: they had been on a visit to Albions ChildrenAnd they strove to weave a Shadow of the EmanationTo hide themselves: weeping & lamenting for the VegetationOf Albions Children; fleeing thro Albions vales in streams of gore

Being not irritated by insult bearing insulting benevolences10They percieved that corporeal friends are spiritual enemiesThey saw the Sexual Religion in its embryon UncircumcisionAnd the Divine hand was upon them bearing them thro darknessBack safe to their Humanity as doves to their windows:Therefore the Sons of Eden praise Urthonas Spectre in Songs15Because he kept the Divine Vision in time of trouble.They wept & trembled: & Los put forth his hand & took them inInto his Bosom: from which Albion shrunk in dismal pain;Rending the fibres of Brotherhood & in Feminine AllegoriesInclosing Los: but the Divine Vision appeard with Los20Following Albion into his Central Void among his Oaks.

And Los prayed and said. O Divine Saviour ariseUpon the Mountains of Albion as in ancient time. Behold!The Cities of Albion seek thy face, London groans in painFrom Hill to Hill & the Thames laments along the Valleys25The little Villages of Middlesex & Surrey hunger & thirstThe Twenty-eight Cities of Albion stretch their hands to thee:Because of the Opressors of Albion in every City & Village:They mock at the Labourers limbs! they mock at his starvd Children.They buy his Daughters that they may have power to sell his Sons:30They compell the Poor to live upon a crust of bread by soft mild arts:They reduce the Man to want: then give with pomp & ceremony.The praise of Jehovah is chaunted from lips of hunger & thirst!Humanity knows not of Sex: wherefore are Sexes in Beulah?In Beulah the Female lets down her beautiful Tabernacle;35Which the Male enters magnificent between her Cherubim:And becomes One with her mingling condensing in Self-loveThe Rocky Law of Condemnation & double Generation, & Death.

Albion hath enterd the Loins the place of the Last Judgment:And Luvah hath drawn the Curtains around Albion in Vala's bosom40The Dead awake to Generation! Arise O Lord, & rend the Veil!

So Los in lamentations followd Albion, Albion coverd,                                                       His