Blakes- The Lamb

The Lamb
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The Lamb is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Like many of Blakes' works, the poem is about religion, specificially about Christianity. "We are called by his name" implies that God is present in each one of us. The lamb in the poem is meant to represent Jesus as a gentle, peaceful man.
— Excerpted from The Lamb on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

Blake's plate of The Lamb
Little Lamb, who made thee?Dost thou know who made thee?Gave thee life & bid thee feedBy the stream & o’er the mead;Gave thee clothing of delight,Softest clothing, wooly, 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 callèd 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 callèd by his name.Little Lamb, God bless thee!Little Lamb, God bless thee!

This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at