Stanza 3 Summary

Lines 9-10

Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:

• The speaker is fired up after all that talk about dark Satanic mills. He's so fired up, it sounds like he's ready for battle, and ready to practice his anaphora skills.
• He asks for his "Bow of burning gold" and his "arrows of desire." This is really cool and all, but what damage is the speaker going to do with arrows made out of… desire? What does that even mean anyway?
• First of all, a bow made of burning gold sounds pretty awesome. It almost reminds us of a bow made out of flames, or something like that. Since we're dealing with William Blake, it wouldn't be that weird if he really were just talking about an actual bow made of flames. 
• Still, he really probably just means a bow made out of gold, as in this illustration he made. It appears to be "burning" because it is so, well, golden, so bright and shiny.
• That super-cool bow comes complete with some really cool arrows made of desire. Or wait, are they the arrows that belong to the speaker's desire, as in the arrows he desires? The answer is anyone's guess, but they are almost magical arrows too, perfect for this semi-magical bow.
• But why a bow then? Well, in Blake's poetry the bow is a powerful weapon, wielded by many of Blake's major characters (God among them). So, as the speaker mentions a bow—and bows are popular in Blake's poetry—then maybe, just maybe, the bow and arrow are supposed to symbolize Blake's poetry.
• It's a bit of a stretch, but not much. The speaker may be saying something about the power of poetry to bring about the New Jerusalem. 
• Let's keep going and see what else the speaker wants, shall we?

Lines 11-12

Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!

• The speaker also wants a spear to go with his bow and arrow. He wants the clouds to unfold, and for someone (the clouds themselves, perhaps?) to bring him his "Chariot of Fire," which looks sort of like this (we'll get back to this pic in just a sec).
• First up, the speaker is likely referring to a story from the Old Testament, recounted in 2 Kings 2:11. In the story, Elijah, one of the mega-prophets of the Old Testament, is whisked away to Heaven on a chariot of fire. This is how he supposedly "dies," only he doesn't die. You could say he ascends to Heaven in a magical chariot.
• That's pretty cool. Is the speaker claiming to be Elijah then? Well, kind of—and kind of not.
• He's definitely identifying himself with one of the Old Testament's major figures, which is his way of saying, "I'm important, I'm close to God, and you should probably listen to me."
• Okay, so why should we listen to him? Well, for one, he's calling attention to the fact that England is full of "dark Satanic mills," and that needs to change.
• He's also saying he plans to do something about it. This is where the spear comes in, and the bow and arrows… and the fire.
• The speaker asks for his weapons and his chariot because he is getting ready to do battle, to lay waste to those dirty mills and everything else.
• This is where Elijah comes in again.
• In the first chapter of 2 Kings, Elijah calls down fire from Heaven to destroy a group of bad guys who come to arrest him.
• It is shortly after this that God decides to bring Elijah up to Heaven in that special fire chariot.
• Translation: the speaker will use all of his weapons, perhaps even fire if necessary, and destroy the evils around him—much like Elijah. He has the power and ability to do this because he is one of God's chosen prophets.
• Yep, it just got real folks. Super real.