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In the second stanza, the speaker answers himself. He states that the lamb was made by the one they call "the Lamb". He also says that this person is one who is very gentle like a child and like the Lamb. Because he answers his own question, it is viewed as a rhetorical question. The child's confidence in faith is shown by his answer to his question. The poem ends with the child blessing the Lamb, or God.

The Lamb is Jesus. Jesus possesses the qualities of gentleness, meekness, and brings peace. Child is used because Jesus was often seen in the Gospel with children/

The poem only shows the positive aspects of Christian life not the suffering and evil. William Blake's poem "The Tyger" shows the aspects of the suffering and evil. It is often viewed as a companion to this poem. Together both of the poems show the good and bad of Christian life.