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Songs of Experience Critique

Published in 1794 within Songs of Experience, Blake's poem confronts conventional Christian portrayals of God as distant, jealous, and secretive. It questions divine silence, obscure laws, and restricted access to knowledge, using provocative imagery to challenge clerical authority and religious secrecy. The poem reflects Blake’s broader critique of institutional religion and its moral constraints, suggesting that obscurity and control, rather than benevolence, characterize the deity presented by orthodox belief.