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This poem belongs to the Songs of Experience by William Blake. It is the counter poem of "Infant Joy". The poem suggests that childbirth is not always joyful and happy but can bring sorrow and pain. The response of the child itself may be different from that of the child in "Infant Joy" because of the behavior of the parents.
The most well known version was recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700, and Warner Bros.- Seven Arts released it as a single in 1969 [8] after being one of four songs on a promo EP in 1967. [9]
Milton Okun – "Hush, Little Baby" Jean Ritchie – "March Down to Old Tennessee" John Denver – "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" Phil Ochs – "The Power and the Glory" Ramblin' Jack Elliott – "More Pretty Girls Than One" The Chad Mitchell Trio – "The Virgin Mary" The Chad Mitchell Trio – "Forest Lawn"
and gazed upon the baby, safe and snug in Mary's arms. And Joseph, lost in shadows, face lit by an oil lamp's glow stood wondering, that first Christmas Day, two thousand years ago.
"Infant Joy" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was first published as part of his collection Songs of Innocence in 1789 and is the counterpart to "Infant Sorrow", which was published at a later date in Songs of Experience in 1794. Ralph Vaughan Williams set the poem to music in his 1958 song cycle Ten Blake Songs.
If they reply, “Don’t worry about it; I’m fine,” acknowledging that you did bump into them, now’s the time to pull out a sincere “Sorry about that.” “Excuse me.”
The Essential John Denver is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. Composed of two discs, each containing 18 songs, the album was released in February 2007 as part of The Essential series by Sony BMG. [1]
The woman ties the spiritual world to the physical. She notes how she can trace His (Christ's) holy image on her baby. The mother tells the baby to sleep as she cries, representing how the mother is aware of the sinful world her baby will grow up and eventually die in. She claims how Jesus wept for all and wept for her.