The Lamb

         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!

-- William Blake

Submitted by Clive Davis.  "I love how Blake first portrays the lamb and its surroundings, and then refers to the Son of God as an innocent lamb.  At the end of the poem, the lamb and Blake are the same, created for a specific purpose ('I a child and thou a lamb').  Blake suggests that all creation has purpose and is sacred. It's pretty powerful stuff."