How are the lamb the child and Christ connected in the poem The Lamb In William Blake's - Songs of Innocence published in the lamb the child and Christ are interconnected symbols that convey themes of innocence purity and divine love One of the key poems in this collection that explores these connections is The Lamb Symbol of Innocence Purity and Divine Love The Lamb presents a pastoral scene where a child in a state of innocence speaks with a lamb The lamb symbolizes Christ drawing on the Christian tradition where Jesus is often called the Lamb of God The child who represents innocence and purity asks the lamb about its creation Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life amp bid thee feed nbsp The lamb responds by identifying its creator as Christ who became a child and called himself a lamb Natural