"The mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." 2 Kings 6:17
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Words: William Blake, circa 1804 (some sources attribute the first two lines to John Milton).
Music: "Jerusalem," Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1916
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The theme is uniquely English, and there is an undertone of 19th Century politics. The lyrics may refer to folklore that says Jesus visited Britain as a teenager with Joseph of Arimathea, who was said to be a distant relative and had a stake in Cornish tin mines. However, there is no historical data supporting this story.
In any case, this work is of general interest because of its appearance in the 1981 Academy Award winning movie Chariots of Fire. Due to the music's complexity, it is better suited for a choir than congregational singing.