Emily Dickinson Lexicon

lamb (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: bound, gentle, God, kind, word).

1. Baby sheep; [fig.] mortals; little ones; lost children; hopeless souls; vulnerable individuals.
2. Sacrificial offering; animal set apart for ritual killing as a covenant symbol [fig.] Jesus Christ; appointed Savior of mankind (see Genesis 22:7-8).
3. Phrase. “Supper of the Lamb”: sacrament; future Passover; the feast of covenant love; the wedding dinner for the Bridegroom and the Bride; [fig.] the Apocalypse; the celebration that will occur when Christ returns to His people; (see Revelation 19:9).