The Divine Image

The poem I chose was “The Divine Image” by William Blake. This poem is written with religious beliefs of God and his vision the divine image. He wrote many poems of love, religion, and rebellion but this poem caught my attention by the title. I wanted to know what William Blake’s divine image was.

The Divine Image
By: William Blake (1757-1827)

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 LoveIs 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 and Peace.

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

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172912