Out of Heaven He made thee.
Deuteronomy 4:36
Words: William Blake, Songs of Innocence and Experience 1789.
Music: Little Lamb W. B. Caldwell, in Hosanna (New York: New Church Press, 1910) (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Caldwell’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee,
Gave thee life, and bade 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 thee a Lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little lamb, God bless thee!
Little lamb, God bless thee!