The lamb

The lamb is the subject of this poem and is also a significant symbol. Firstly, the lamb represents the perfection of God's creation. Blake comments on the lamb's wool and voice as being examples of God's creation. The lamb is Christly innocence in a world that exists with the Tyger.

The lamb also symbolizes Jesus, alluding to the traditional cultural representation of Jesus as a lamb. Blake draws on the Christian values of meekness, gentleness, and tenderness to symbolically represent Jesus as a lamb: "For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek and he is mild." Interestingly, lambs are vulnerable and are often prey. As such, Blake may be suggesting the vulnerability and weakness of Jesus.