Wednesday 3 June 2009

Bald Worm Shares a Poem a Day: The Lamb




Have you been enjoying William Blake week? Today's poem by the mad artist and poet is The Lamb, from Songs of Innocence:



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 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 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.

(Photo by AJC1; used under Creative Commons agreement)

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