The Lamb

The Lamb
by William Blake
LIttle Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed
By the stream and o'er tahe mead;
Gave the 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, 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 poem made me think about God and Jesus. It seems that there is a relationship that teh poem tries to tell the readers between God or Jesus and poeple.
Another fact that made me wonder is that I noticed that poeple use the nickname for Jesus for lamb. But why? This poem made me figure out the answer. Lambs gives us their coat and fill us with warmth every day. They make the shepherds feel responsible about something important and teach us how responsibilities are important in our lives. Sometimes they give joy and lessen the loneliness of the shepherds.They gives us milk and themselves as a meat for us; and when it comes to giving away meat and their fur coats for us, their sacrifices are a huge matter. However, they do not complain, like Jesus did. Jesus, like the lambs, sacrificed for us and never complained. Rather, he was willing to save us, and this has a lot of common with the lambs. I think that is why Jesus is mentioned as a lamb.

The old speaking way that is used in this poem makes the image of the lamb and god more clear and effective. The old style of speaking seems to havc more speciality in it by showing God created Lamb in the older days, which pushes us to think more deeply and gravely about the intention of God's creating of us and sending his one and only son for us.