Bridges asked Parry to supply "suitable, simple music to Blake's stanzas – music that an audience could take up and join in", and added that, if Parry could not do it himself, he might delegate the task to George Butterworth.
Bridges bad Parry om at lave "passende, enkel musik til Blakes strofer - musik som publikum vil kunne opfange og synge med på", og tillagde, at hvis Parry ikke kunne gøre det selv, ville han kunne spørge George Butterworth.