John Tavener's The Lamb, is a setting for unaccompanied choir of words by William Blake, and was first performed by the choir of King's College, Cambridge on 24th December 1982, as part of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. This version for string orchestra contains a conductor's score and full set of parts (8x Violin 1, 8x Violin 2, 5x Viola, 5x Cello, 5x Double Bass).