The Divine Image - A poem by William Blake


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William Blake - The Divine Image

To Mercy Pity Peace and Love.
All pray in their distress:
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.

For Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is God our Father dear:
And Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is Man his child and care.

For Mercy has a human heart
Pity, a human face:
And Love, the human form divine,
And Peace, the human dress.

Then every man of every clime,
That prays in his distress,
Prays to the human form divine
Love Mercy Pity Peace,

And all must love the human form.
In heathen, Turk or jew,
Where Mercy, Love and Pity dwell,
There God is dwelling too.

Added: on August 20th, 2006 at 6:10 PM | Viewed: 3630 times | Comments (1)

The Divine Image - Comments and Information
Poet: William Blake Poem: The Divine Image Volume: Songs of Innocence Year: Published/Written in 1789 Comment 1 of 1, added on August 20th, 2006 at 6:10 PM. Stanza 4 is of interest in that each "Divine" quality is linked to humans. Peace with a human dress. Love a human form. In this world, so much can be said about war and peace. Praying for peace is a necessity, but this thought of Blake's adds another component: the fact that man creates alot of the wars, and ultimately man must be the agent of peace. dallas from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Divine Image, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Blake with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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The Divine Image Volume: Songs of Innocence Year: Published/Written in 1789 Last read: 2008-11-30 06:23:36 Viewed 3630 times. Added on August 20th, 2006 at 6:10 PM.

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