Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), on Monday, 21 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL AND JERUSALEM

That this House expresses its deep concern that the hymn Jerusalem cannot be sung by choirs or congregations at Southwark Cathedral because senior clergy have deemed that the words do not praise God and are too nationalistic; notes that Jerusalem, with words by William Blake and set to music in 1916 by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, is one of the country's best-loved hymns; recognises the important role played by Jerusalem in the life of the nation; is surprised and saddened that the Dean of Southwark, the Very Rev Colin Slee, informed guests at a private memorial service that Jerusalem would not be sung because it was not in the glory of God; calls on senior clergy to reinstate Jerusalem without delay as a welcome and acceptable part of future services in the Diocese of Southwark and elsewhere; and further calls on senior clergy actively to recognise and acknowledge the great traditions of the United Kingdom in celebrating all that is best about the country, its people and its history, not least by reflecting on the decision of the Archbishop of York, the Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, to join the Army's Red Devils display team jumping from 12,500 feet to raise ??50,000 for the families of soldiers killed and injured in Afghanistan.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1348 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Ann Winterton

Ann Cryer

Andrew Dismore

Philip Davies

Angus Brendan MacNeil

Subjects

Religion

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk