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ThispoemistalkingabouttherelationbetweenGodandJesus. GodiswhotalkingandtellingtousaboutJesusbutinthepoemtalkingtoJesus. IthinkthenarrationunderstandtherelationthatGodhaswithJesusbecause realistic,theyknowit,butwelikehumansneedrevelationtounderstand,sothatis whatBlakeistryingtogetacross.Soreally,itisaconversationbetweenGodand JesussothatwecanviewitandunderstandalittlemoreaboutJesusandwhoheis andhowhebecamewhohewasinthelife.Thefirsthalfofthetwostanzapoem hasthespeakeraskthelambwhoisresponsibleforlifeandcreationofthissweet creaturewiththesoftclothingofdelight.Thelambfunctionsislikeasymbolforthe connectionbetweenhumanityandthenaturalworld.Thelambisalsoasymbolof pastoral,betweentheworldofhumanityandthenaturalworldofGod creation.Pastorallifealsotakesacentralpositioninthepoem.Theseimagesoflife outsideofcitiesfirmlyestablishesasenseofpeaceandtranquilitywithinthese poems,includingtheTheLamb.Thisconnectsthefiguresofthepoemtothe naturalworld,wherethefiguresofthepoemcanseetheirexistencewithoutthe interferenceofcompletelyhumanelements.Blake'sgentlelendsarelax,spiritual moodtothepiece,whichanswersthequestioninfirstpersonnarrativeinthe secondstanzathatahigherpowerisresponsible.Butthispoemrepresentdifferent kindthemeanbecausethelambcanrepresentalotthinkandthesecondvoicetoo.