The Lamb
William Blake, 1789
Blake’s poem from Songs of Innocence in which a child asks a lamb who made it.
Little Lamb who made theeDost thou know who made theeGave thee life & bid thee feed,By 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 theeDost thou know who made thee
Little Lamb I’ll tell thee,Little Lamb I’ll tell thee:He is called by thy nameFor 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 theeLittle Lamb God bless thee.