Question

William Blake's poem,"The lamb is a child's song "

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Summary of 'The Lamb'

'The Lamb' is a lyric poem consisting of two 10-line stanzas. Each pair of lines rhyme, with several lines repeating throughout. Read the first stanza and notice the question Blake is posing.

'Little Lamb, who made thee?

Dost thou know who made thee?

Gave thee life, and bid thee feed

By the stream and 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?'

It should be very clear what question Blake is asking. In this first stanza, the speaker is talking directly to a lamb. He asks the animal if he knows who created him. Blake writes of the water and food supplied to the lamb, as well as the soft wool and gentle voice of the lamb. The entire first stanza centers on the question of the creator. Now read the second stanza to find the answer.

'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, and he is mild;

He became a little child.

I a child, and thou a lamb,

We are called by his name.

Little Lamb, God bless thee!

Little Lamb, God bless thee!'

This second stanza supplies the answer proposed in the first stanza. Blake describes the Lord Jesus Christ as the creator of the lamb. Since Jesus is often called the 'Lamb of God,' the symbolism of the animal chosen in the poem is very obvious. Blake also names the similarities between the lamb and the Lord: their name, meekness, and mildness. Blake ends his poem by blessing the lamb for his relation to the Lord.