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The Lamb

I've been an admirer of the poetry of William Blake for some time.  His work is spiritual, earthy, profound and "in your face" all at once.  Although I don't think of him as a Christian in the usual sense of the word, having a solidly man-centered "Age of Reason" worldview (see There is No Natural Religion), Christian thinking pops out all over in his work, stuff that reaches out and grabs you (or least me).  Here's a great example:

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, woolly, 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!

 

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