The lamb

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and [bid]1 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 callèd 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 callèd by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!

by William Blake (1757-1827) , "The lamb", from Songs of Innocence and Experience, in Songs of Innocence, no. 4, published 1789

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by James R. Adler (1950-) , "The lamb", 1982 [men's chorus and piano], from Songs of Innocence and of Experience, no. 2.
by Samuel Hans Adler (1928-) , "The lamb", published 1974 [mixed chorus and band], from Serenade, no. 1.
by (Howard) Orsmond Anderton (1861-1934) , "Little Lamb", published 1893, from 12 Children's Songs, no. 4.
by Violet Balestreri Archer (1913-) , "The lamb", 1958, from Two Songs for Soprano Voice and B flat Clarinet, no. 2.
by Mark Armanini (1952-) , "The lamb" [medium voice, violin, viola and cello]
by Ronald Kent Arnatt (1930-) , "The lamb", 1968. [anthem for SATB a cappella]
by Condit Robert Atkinson (1928-) , "Little Lamb", published c1973. [two-part junior choir and keyboard]
by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "The lamb", published 1952, from Quiet Airs, no. 11.
by Phillip Thomas Bezanson (1916-1975) , "The lamb", published 1959, from Songs of Innocence, no. 3.
by Gordon Ware Binkerd (1916-2003) , "The lamb", published c1971. [SATB chorus a cappella]
by William Bolcom (1938-) , "The lamb", 1956-81 [soloists, madrigal group, chorus, orchestra], from Songs of Innocence, no. 3.
by Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) , "The lamb", op. 34a no. 6, published 1912, from Six Unison Songs, no. 6.
by Carl Byron Bowman (1913-) , "The lamb", 1954. [general SATB anthem with keyboard acc]
by May Hanna Brahe (1884-1956) , "Little lamb", published c1956. [voice and piano]
by Grace Bell Branning (1912-) , "The lamb"
by (William) Havergal Brian (1876-1972) , "The lamb", 1914, published 1914. [SSA chorus and piano]
by Lee Hastings Bristol (1923-1979) , "The lamb", published 1951, from The Lamb and Other New Carols, no. ?
by Jeffrey Brody , "The lamb", published 1978.
by Harry Brook (1893-?) , "The lamb", published c1929. [unison song]
by Charles Samuel Brown (1940-) , "The lamb", published c1972. [mixed chorus]
by Philip Austin Browne , "The lamb", published 1941. [women's three-part chorus (SCC) and piano]
by John Callis Brydson (1900-) , "The lamb", published 1949, from Of a Shepherd and a Lamb, no. 2.
by Mark Leopold Bucci (1929-) , "The lamb", published 1968, from The Wondrous Kingdom (Flora and Fauna), no. 3.
by Walter Joseph Buczynski (1933-) , "The lamb", published 1954, from Cycle of Three Songs, no. 2.
by Gladys Blakely Bush , "The lamb", published 1950. [three-part song for chorus of women's voices a cappella]
by Frank Charles Butcher (1882-?) , "Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?", op. 5 no. 2.
by (Henry) Elliot Button (1861-?) , "The lamb", published 1892, from Songs of Innocence, no. 3.
by Noble Cain (1896-1977) , "Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?", published 1950. [choral]
by Mary Elizabeth Caldwell (1909-) , "The Little Lamb", published 1963. [for unison chorus with organ and optional flute obbligato]
by Paul Carr , "The lamb", published c1985. [mixed voice choir unaccompanied]
by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) , "The lamb", published c1901 [part-song for SSA voices and piano], can be found in the Laurel Song Book
by Theodore Ward Chanler (1902-1961) , "The lamb", 1941, published c1946. [medium voice, piano]
by John Chorbajian (1936-) , "The lamb", published c1971. [full chorus of mixed voices a cappella]
by Frederik Melius Christiansen (1871-1955) , "The lamb", published c1948. [alto solo with mixed choir accompaniment]
by Olaf Christian Christiansen (1901-) , "The lamb", published c1948. [carol for SSA a cappella]
by Israel Citkowitz (1909-1974) , "The lamb", 1934. [voice, string quartet]
by Alice Upton Close , "The lamb", published c1937. [voice, piano]
by Gladys M. Cohen (1907-1996) , "The lamb", published 1956, under the pseudonym Guirne Javal
by James Austin Collignon (1926-) , "The lamb", c1979. [song-hymn for children]
by Anthony Vincent Benedictus Collins (1893-1963) , "The lamb", published c1929. [high voice, piano]
by Grace Wilbur Conant , "The lamb", published c1915. [voice, piano]
by Elizabeth Penn Sprague Coolidge (Mrs. Frederick Shurtleff Coolidge) (1864-1953) , "The lamb", 19--? [voice, piano], from Songs of Innocence, no. 1.
by Beverly M. Craveiro , "The lamb", c1965.
by John Charlton Crawford (1931-) , "The lamb", published 1965 [soprano, piano], from Songs of Innocence, no. 4.
by Leonard L. Furnivall , "The lamb", published c1919 [unison voices and piano], London, Stainer & Bell
by Randi R. Gronninsater , "Little lamb", c1967.
by Ruth M. Grow , "The lamb", c1970.
by Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) , "The lamb", op. 13 (Seven songs) no. 6 (1913) [voice and piano], first setting
by Walter Sinclair Hartley (1927-) , "The lamb", 1954, published c1958 [soprano and piano], from Two Songs after William Blake, no. ?, Naperville, IL, Fema Music Publications
by Lee Hoiby (1926-) , "The lamb", from Two Songs of Innocence, no. 2.
by (John) Michael Jacques (1944-) , "The lamb", 1966 [soprano voices and piano with optional accompaniment for strings, two clarinets, and piano], from Six Songs of Innocence, no. 2.
by Bryony Jagger (1948-) , "Little Lamb", published 1988. [unaccompanied soprano]
by Paul Kapp (1907-) , "The lamb", published c1966 [voice and piano], from Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Cock-A-Doodle-Dandy!, no. ?, New York, Harper & Row
by Don Kay (1933-) , "The lamb", 1963, published c1964 [soprano, SSA chorus, flute, piano, and string orchestra], from Songs of Come and Gone, no. 8, Sydney, Chappell
by Sven Lekberg (1899-1984) , "The lamb", published 1970 [baritone and SSATBB chorus a cappella], from Lord of the Earth and Sky, no. 3, New York, G. Schirmer
by (Thomas) Timothy Lenk (1952-) , "The lamb", c1976. [tenor and organ]
by (Thomas) Timothy Lenk (1952-) , "The lamb", c1977 [tenor, bass-baritone, flute (piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, and violin], from Songs of Innocence and Experience, no. 3.
by Walter MacNutt (1910-1996) , "The lamb", 1949, from Two Songs of William Blake from "Songs of Innocence", no. 1.
by John Mitchell (1941-) , "The lamb", op. 25 no. 2 (1977), from Visions from the Flame, no. 2.
by Paul Nordoff (1909-1977) , "Song of Innocence", copyright © 1952 [soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano], Carl Fischer, Inc., catalog # N5272
by Charles Wesley Rasely (1921-1996) , "The lamb", published c1970 [soprano and SATB chorus a cappella], New York, Plymouth Music Co.
by Joseph Roff (1910-1993) , "Little lamb, who made thee?", published c1952 [two-part girls' choir or SAB chorus and piano], East Stroudsburg, PA, Shawnee Press
by Ned Rorem (1923-) , "Little lamb, who made thee?", published c1982 [SATB chorus and organ], New York, Boosey & Hawkes
by Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879-1943) , "The lamb", published c1912 [unison voices and piano], London, J. Curwen
by Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (1948-) , "The lamb", op. 132 no. 2 (2001) [speaker and tape], from The Innocence of Experience, no. 2.
by Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) , "The lamb", published 1889 [voice and piano], from Five Songs of Innocence (formerly Four Songs of Innocence), no. 4, London, Stanley Lucas & Co.
by Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937) , "The lamb", published 1928 [voice and piano], in New Songs for New Voices
by John Tavener (1944-) , "The lamb" [choral]
by David Evan Thomas (1958-) , "The lamb", 2001. [medium voice, piano]
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) , "The lamb", 1957, published 1958 [voice and oboe], from Ten Blake Songs, no. 5.

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