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Little Lamb, Who Saved Thee?
Today, I discovered that John Piper had included William Blake's wonderful poem, "Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?" in today's blog post:
November 29, 2009 | By: John Piper | Category: Commentary
William Blake was born yesterday, 1757. One of his most famous poems is one of my favorites. It’s a good launch into Advent.
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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In John Piper's comments, I wrote the following:
Thank you for reminding us of William Blake's wonderful poem; it is one of my favorites. 3 years ago, I lost my 19-year-old daughter; ever since, my Lord has led me to process through the immense grief by writing poetry. After discovering William Blake's poem, I wrote a sequel to it. I would love to share it with you and your readers:
Little Lamb, Who Saved Thee?
Little Lamb, who saved thee?
Dost thou know who saved thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By His living waters lead,
Gave thee clothing of bright white!
To sing His love ‘nd bring delight,
Gave to thee Sweet Spirit’s voice—
Heaven’s angels all rejoice!
Little Lamb, who saved thee?
Dost thou know who saved thee?
Little lamb, I’ll tell thee.
Little lamb, I’ll tell thee.
‘Twas Love Himself who saved thee!
Love’s own Lamb saved little lamb:
God sent down His only Son,
Th’ cruel cross to die upon,
T’ save your soul from Satan’s wrath;
O what Love our dear God hath!
Little lamb, God loves thee!
Little lamb, God loves thee!
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