The Lamb
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The Lamb is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Like many of Blake's works, the poem is about religion, specificially about Christianity. The lamb in the poem is meant to represent Jesus as a gentle, peaceful man.
It is said that the poem was intended to be set to music, which is why the words are so simple. The Lamb has been successfully made into a song by Vaughan Williams. It was also set to music by Sir John Tavener, who explained, "The Lamb came to me fully grown and was written in an afternoon and dedicated to my nephew Simon for his 3rd birthday."
The Lamb relates to another of Blake's poems, The Tyger, in Songs of Experience. One interpretation is that The Lamb is a look at childish innocence, and that The Tyger refers to the innocent child growing up. The latter contains the contrasting image, and contemplation, of God.
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- Little Lamb who made thee
- Dost thou know who made thee
- Gave thee life & bid thee feed.
- By the stream & o’er the mead;
- Gave thee clothing of delight,
- Softest clothing wolly bright;
- Gave thee such a tender voice,
- Making all the vales rejoice!
- Little Lamb who made thee
- Dost thou know who made thee
- Little lamb I’ll tell thee,
- Little Lamb I’ll tell thee!
- He is called by thy name,
- For he calls himself a Lamb:
- He is meek & he is mild,
- He became a little child:
- I a child & thou a lamb,
- We are called by his name.
- Little Lamb God bless thee.
- Little Lamb God bless thee.
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