Man’s desire vs. God’s will

What place should the church have in one’s life? This has been a debated question for many decades. In William Blake’s poem, “The Garden of Love”, Blake declares his hatred toward the church, and claims that it has unlawfully used its powerful and vicious hand to do wrong upon society.

The first stanza describes the contentment that God bestowed upon man: I went to the Garden of Love, / And saw what I never had seen: / A Chapel was built in the midst, / Where I used to play on the green (1-4). The Garden of Love here represents God’s pure love in its most natural form. God’s love in this unadulterated form, opened up the writers eyes, thereby allowing him to have a personal relationship with his creator. The garden was untainted by man’s hand; hence it was love in its most perfect and pure form. Although there was a chapel built next to the garden, the writer indicates that he decided to play in the green grass, God’s creation. The color Green sign

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Approximate Word count = 703
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)