Throughout the history of man, many have pondered that their God seems to work in mysterious ways. Many believe that God has a larger plan than what any mortal can comprehend. This is evident in his creation of beings that are wholesome and virtuous and his creation of dark and evil beings as well. This whole idea of God's mysterious workings has been brought to attention throughout the work of William Blake. Two of the best examples come from his compilation of child's lyrics named "Songs of Innocence and Experience." The two poems that symbolize the ever so mysterious, and sometimes seemingly aimless will of God are called, "The Lamb" and "The Tyger."
             William Blake was a poet and artist who wrote the majority of his work in the late 1700's. Among many of his other creations, he published the "Songs of Innocence" in 1794 from which "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" are part of (William, 2012). As a young boy, William was not like the other children. He did not fit in well at school, so his father pulled him out and he was home schooled. It was then that his father realized William had an excellent artistic ability. William strove to go to an art academy, but his family couldn't afford it. He then opted to become an apprentice of an engraver, where he learned to master his skills as an artist and along the way he picked up on writing poetry. William Blake was well known as a nonconformist and a radical thinker of his time. He also claimed to have seen visions as if from God as well, making him not a strong traditional church attender, but a firm believer in God (Merriman, 2006). What sets these lyrics apart from most poetry is that these songs were done as illuminations. An illumination is when text and illustrations are printed from copper plates, and each picture complimenting the text is finished by hand in watercolors.
             The first poem t...