Element Of God In Poetry
Every poem has an element of God in it's words. Just as God spoke through
the writings of Peter or Matthew, elements of His word are in the beautiful
themes in poetry. In this essay, I will compare the poems of William Blake
and William Wordsworth with the written Word of God, in five poems: The
Lamb, The Chimney Sweeper, The Tyger, My Heart Leaps Up, and London 1802.
My aim is to show that the writings of great poets are truly the words of
God. Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? These begin
the words of William Blake's The Lamb. Just as God asks us, Blake questions
our understanding of our creator. If we are seen as the lambs of God, meek
and tender, can we really ...
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God. Why would Blake call us a Lamb then? Aren't we stronger
than any other animal upon this earth? I think that God would tell us "No,"
for it is He who gives us life strength, as Blake says in the next few
lines… Gave thee life & bid thee feed, By the stream & o're the mead; Gave
thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright, What strength
could man have without the gifts of God: life, food, clothing. We would
have none! And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to
Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." John
6:33 William Blake saw that the individual man was so removed from Nature
and his Creator. As science progressed, and society seemed so wrapped up in
it's money making, it's industry and it's politics, haven't we lost touch
with what is truly important? While we see ourselves as giants, Blake
reminds us that we are just lambs. A lamb is just a baby, and needs the
love of it's mother to survive. Who are we to ...
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his commandments. Then naked & white, all
their bags left behind, They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind. And
the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy, He'd have God for his father &
never want joy. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love,
just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. These
things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your
joy may be full. John 15:10-11 The two above quotes give us the same
message! No matter how painful your life may be, God will give us joy if we
follow his commandments. It is as if God has spoken his word through the
writings of John and of Blake, that God has given both men the ...
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