The Lamb Quotes
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Little lamb, who made thee?
Does 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?
Does thou know who made thee?
Context
"The Lamb" is part of a bigger collection called Songs of Innocence, and while it might seem, uh, super boring, there's a lot of meaning packed in.
What's the answer to the question, "Little lamb, who made thee?"
Where you've heard it
Mary had a little lamb, too, and that's probably the one you think about when you think about little lambs. Sorry, Bill.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
We think it might be blasphemous to say that Jesus is pretentious.