8th post The Tyger AND The Lamb

                                               "The Tyger"

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

     "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!

The Tyger and The Lamb were both poems by William Blake. Blake as a child was an outcast, and did not have many friends. He was educated from home by his parents and fond sociability difficult. His family believed very strongly in God but did not agree with the teaching of the church. During his lonely hours Blake often read read the Bible. He had a lot of free time to think about ideas reflect on life. You could find a lot of biblical discourse in his poems. Blake published very famous books of poems: Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence. Poems from the Songs of Experience are all about the God who brought all the evil and suffering ino the world. The poems from the Songs of Innocence are about the redemptive God of the New Testament, like Jesus. The Lamb is from the Songs of Innocence and The Tyger is from the Songs of Experience. The Lamb is the contrasting poem to the The Tyger.

MISSSS!!!! F NA F KO I MIXED THE COLORS :))