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[^TEXT:  CHRIST.
THE EXETER BOOK.
THE ANGLO-SAXON POETIC RECORDS, III.
ED. G. P. KRAPP AND E. V. K. DOBBIE.
NEW YORK: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1936.
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<R 1>
cyninge.
<R 2>
+du eart se weallstan +te +da wyrhtan iu wi+dwurpon to weorce.
<R 3>
Wel +te gerise+d +t+at +tu [{heafod{] sie healle m+arre, ond
gesomnige side weallas f+aste gefoge, flint unbr+acne, 
+t+at geond [{eor+dbg{] eall eagna gesih+te wundrien to
worlde wuldres ealdor.
<R 9>
Gesweotula nu +turh searocr+aft +tin sylfes weorc, so+df+ast,
sigorbeorht, ond sona [{forl+at{] weall wi+d wealle.
<R 11>
Nu is +tam weorce +tearf +t+at se [{cr+aftga{] cume ond se
cyning sylfa, ond +tonne gebete, nu gebrosnad is,
hus under hrofe.
<R 14>
He +t+at hra gescop, leomo l+amena; nu sceal liffrea +tone
wergan heap wra+tum ahreddan, earme from egsan, 
swa he oft dyde.
<R 18>
Eala [{+tu{] reccend ond +tu riht cyning, se +te locan
healde+d, lif ontyne+d, [{eadga{] upwegas, o+trum forwyrne+d
wlitigan wilsi+tes, gif his weorc ne deag.
<R 22>
Huru we for +tearfe +tas word spreca+d, ond [{myndgia+d{] +tone
+te mon gescop +t+at he ne [{ete{] ceose weor+dan cearfulra 
+ting, +te we in carcerne sitta+d sorgende, sunnan
wena+d, hwonne us liffrea leoht ontyne, 
<P 4>
weor+de 
ussum mode to mundboran, ond +t+at tydre gewitt tire
bewinde, gedo usic +t+as wyr+de, +te he to wuldre 
forlet, +ta [{we{] heanlice hweorfan sceoldan to +tis enge
lond, e+dle bescyrede.
<R 33>
For+ton secgan m+ag, se +de so+d sprice+d, +t+at he ahredde,
+ta forhwyrfed w+as, frumcyn fira.
<R 35>
W+as seo f+amne geong, m+ag+d manes leas, +te he him to meder
geceas; +t+at w+as geworden butan weres frigum, 
+t+at +turh bearnes gebyrd bryd eacen wear+d.
<R 39>
N+anig efenlic +tam, +ar ne si+t+tan, in worlde gewear+d wifes
gearnung; +t+at degol w+as, dryhtnes geryne.
<R 42>
Eal giofu g+astlic grundsceat geondspreot; +t+ar wisna fela
wear+d inlihted lare longsume +turh lifes fruman 
+te +ar under ho+dman biholen l+agon, witgena wo+dsong,
+ta se waldend cwom, se +te reorda gehw+as ryne 
gemicla+d +dara +te geneahhe noman scyppendes +turh
[{horscne{] had hergan willa+d.
<R 50>
Eala sibbe gesih+d, sancta Hierusalem, cynestola cyst, Cristes
burglond, engla e+telstol, ond +ta ane 
in +te saule so+df+astra simle geresta+d, wuldrum hremge.
<R 54>
N+afre wommes tacn in +tam eardgearde eawed weor+te+d, ac +te
firina gehwylc feor abuge+d, w+arg+do ond gewinnes.
<R 57>
Bist to wuldre full halgan hyhtes, swa +tu gehaten eart.
<R 59>
Sioh nu sylfa +te geond +tas sidan gesceaft, swylce rodores
hrof rume geondwlitan ymb healfa gehwone,
hu +tec heofones cyning si+de gesece+d, ond sylf cyme+d,
nime+d eard in +te, swa hit +ar gefyrn witgan wisf+aste 
wordum s+agdon, 
<P 5>
cy+ddon Cristes gebyrd, cw+adon +te to
frofre, burga betlicast.
<R 66>
Nu is +t+at bearn cymen, aw+acned to wyrpe weorcum Ebrea,
bringe+d blisse +te, benda onlyse+d ni+tum [{genedde{] .
<R 69>
Nearo+tearfe conn, hu se earma sceal are gebidan.
<R 71>
Eala wifa wynn geond wuldres +trym, f+amne freolicast ofer
ealne foldan sceat +t+as +te +afre sundbuend secgan 
hyrdon, arece us +t+at geryne +t+at +te of roderum cwom,
hu +tu eacnunge +afre onfenge bearnes +turh 
gebyrde, ond +tone gebedscipe +after monwisan mod ne cu+des.
<R 78>
Ne we so+dlice swylc ne gefrugnan in +ardagum +afre gelimpan,
+t+at +du in sundurgiefe swylce befenge, ne
we +t+are wyrde wenan +turfon toweard in tide.
<R 82>
Huru treow in +te weor+dlicu wunade, nu +tu wuldres +trym
bosme geb+are, ond no gebrosnad wear+d m+ag+dhad se micla.
<R 85>
Swa eal manna bearn sorgum sawa+d, swa eft ripa+d, cenna+d to
cwealme.
<R 87>
Cw+a+d sio eadge m+ag symle sigores full, sancta Maria: Hw+at
is +teos wundrung +te ge wafia+d, ond geomrende 
geh+tum m+ana+d, sunu [{Solim+a{] somod his dohtor?
<R 92>
Fricga+d +turh fyrwet hu ic f+amnan had, mund minne geheold,
ond eac modor gewear+d m+are meotudes suna.
<R 94>
For+tan +t+at monnum nis cu+d geryne, ac Crist onwrah in
Dauides dyrre m+agan +t+at is Euan scyld eal forpynded, 
w+arg+da aworpen, ond gewuldrad is se heanra had.
<R 99>
Hyht is onfangen +t+at nu bletsung mot b+am gem+ane, 
<P 6>
werum ond
wifum, a to worulde for+d in +tam uplican 
engla dreame mid so+df+ader symle wunian.
<R 104>
Eala earendel, engla beorhtast, ofer middangeard monnum
sended, ond so+df+asta sunnan leoma, torht ofer 
tunglas, +tu tida gehwane of sylfum +te symle inlihtes.
<R 109>
Swa +tu, god of gode gearo acenned, sunu so+tan f+ader,
swegles in wuldre butan anginne +afre w+are, swa
+tec nu for +tearfum +tin agen geweorc bide+d +turh byldo,
+t+at +tu +ta beorhtan us sunnan onsende, ond +te
sylf cyme +t+at +du inleohte +ta +te longe +ar, +trosme
be+teahte ond in +teostrum her, s+aton sinneahtes.
<R 117>
synnum bifealdne deorc dea+tes sceadu dreogan sceoldan.
<R 119>
Nu we hyhtfulle h+alo gelyfa+d +turh +t+at word godes weorodum
brungen, +te on frym+de w+as f+ader +almihtigum 
efenece mid god, ond nu eft gewear+d fl+asc firena leas,
+t+at seo f+amne geb+ar geomrum to geoce.
<R 124>
God w+as mid us gesewen butan synnum; somod eardedon mihtig
meotudes bearn ond se monnes sunu ge+tw+are 
on +teode.
<R 127>
We +t+as +tonc magon secgan sigedryhtne symle bi gewyrhtum,
+t+as +te he hine sylfne us sendan wolde.
<R 130>
Eala g+asta god, hu +tu gleawlice mid noman ryhte nemned
w+are Emmanuhel, swa hit engel gecw+a+d +arest on Ebresc.
<R 133>
+t+at is [{eft{] gereht, rume bi gerynum: Nu is rodera weard,
god sylfa mid us.
<R 135>
Swa +t+at gomele gefyrn ealra cyninga cyning ond +tone cl+anan
eac 
<P 7>
sacerd so+dlice s+agdon toweard, swa se 
m+ara iu, Melchisedech, gleaw in g+aste god+trym onwrah eces
alwaldan.
<R 140>
Se w+as +a bringend, lara l+adend, +tam longe his hyhtan
hidercyme, swa him gehaten w+as, +t+atte sunu meotudes 
sylfa wolde gef+alsian foldan m+ag+de, swylce grundas
eac g+astes m+agne si+te gesecan.
<R 146>
Nu hie softe +t+as bidon in bendum hwonne bearn godes cwome to
cearigum.
<R 148>
For+ton cw+adon swa, suslum gesl+ahte: Nu +tu sylfa cum,
heofones heahcyning.
<R 150>
Bring us h+alolif, werigum wite+teowum, wope forcymenum,
bitrum brynetearum.
<R 152>
Is seo bot gelong eal +at +te anum ofer+tearfum.
<R 154>
H+aftas hygegeomre hider [{es{] : ne l+at +te behindan, +tonne
+tu heonan cyrre, m+anigo +tus micle, ac +tu miltse 
on us gecy+d cynelice, Crist nergende, wuldres +a+teling,
ne l+at awyrgde ofer us onwald agan.
<R 159>
L+af us ecne gefean wuldres +tines, +t+at +tec weor+dien,
weoroda wuldorcyning, +ta +tu geworhtes +ar hondum
+tinum.
<R 162>
+tu in heannissum wunast wideferh mid waldend f+ader.
<R 164>
Eala Ioseph min, Iacobes bearn, m+ag Dauides, m+aran cyninges,
nu +tu freode scealt f+aste ged+alan, al+atan 
lufan mine.
<R 167>
Ic lungre eam deope gedrefed, dome bereafod, for+don ic worn
for +te worde h+abbe sidra sorga ond sarcwida, 
hearmes gehyred, ond me hosp spreca+d, tornworda fela.
<R 172>
Ic tearas sceal 
<P 8>
geotan geomormod.
<R 173>
God ea+te m+ag geh+alan hygesorge heortan minre, afrefran
feasceaftne.
<R 175>
Eala f+amne geong, m+ag+d Maria.
<R 176>
Hw+at bemurnest +du, cleopast cearigende?
<R 177>
Ne ic culpan in +te, incan +anigne, +afre onfunde, womma
geworhtra, ond +tu +ta word spricest swa +tu sylfa 
sie synna gehwylcre firena gefylled.
<R 181>
Ic to fela h+abbe +t+as byrdscypes bealwa onfongen.
<R 183>
Hu m+ag ic ladigan la+tan spr+ace, o+t+te ondsware +anige
findan wra+tum towi+tere?
<R 185>
Is +t+at wide cu+d +t+at ic of +tam torhtan temple dryhtnes
onfeng freolice f+amnan cl+ane, womma lease, ond 
nu gehwyrfed is +turh nathwylces.
<R 189>
Me naw+ter deag, secge ne swige.
<R 190>
Gif ic so+d sprece, +tonne sceal Dauides dohtor sweltan,
stanum astyrfed.
<R 192>
Gen strengre is +t+at ic mor+tor hele; scyle manswara, la+t
leoda gehwam lifgan si+t+tan, fraco+d in folcum.
<R 195>
+ta seo f+amne onwrah ryhtgeryno, ond +tus reordade: So+d ic
secge +turh sunu meotudes, g+asta geocend, +t+at 
ic gen ne conn +turh gem+acscipe monnes ower, +anges on
eor+dan, ac me eaden wear+d, geongre in geardum, 
+t+at me Gabrihel, heofones heagengel, h+alo gebodade.
<R 203>
S+agde so+dlice +t+at me swegles g+ast leoman onlyhte, sceolde
ic lifes +trym geberan, beorhtne sunu, bearn 
eacen godes, torhtes [{tirfruman{] .
<R 206>
Nu ic his tempel eam gefremed butan facne, in me frofre g+ast
geeardode.
<R 208>
Nu +tu ealle forl+at sare sorgceare.
<R 209>
Saga ecne +tonc 
<P 9>
m+arum meotodes sunu +t+at ic his modor
gewear+d, f+amne for+d se+teah, ond +tu f+ader cweden
woruldcund bi wene; sceolde witedom in him sylfum beon so+de
gefylled.
<R 214>
Eala +tu so+da ond +tu sibsuma ealra cyninga cyning, Crist
+almihtig, hu +tu +ar w+are eallum geworden worulde 
+trymmum mid +tinne wuldorf+ader cild acenned +turh his
cr+aft ond meaht.
<R 219>
Nis +anig nu eorl under lyfte, secg searo+toncol, to +t+as
swi+de gleaw +te +t+at asecgan m+age sundbuendum,
areccan mid ryhte, hu +te rodera weard +at frym+de genom him
to freobearne.
<R 224>
+t+at w+as +tara +tinga +te her +teoda cynn [{gefrugnen{] mid
folcum +at fruman +arest geworden under wolcnum, 
+t+at witig god, lifes ordfruma, leoht ond +tystro ged+alde
dryhtlice, ond him w+as domes geweald, ond +ta 
wisan abead weoroda ealdor: Nu sie geworden for+t a to widan
feore leoht, lixende gefea, lifgendra
gehwam +te in cneorissum cende weor+den.
<R 233>
Ond +ta sona gelomp, +ta hit swa sceolde, leoma leohtade leoda
m+ag+tum, torht mid tunglum, +after +ton tida 
bigong.
<R 236>
Sylfa sette +t+at +tu sunu w+are efeneardigende mid +tinne
engan frean +ar+ton oht +tisses +afre gewurde.
<R 239>
+tu eart seo snyttro +te +tas sidan gesceaft mid +ti waldende
worhtes ealle.
<R 241>
For+ton nis +anig +t+as horsc, ne +t+as hygecr+aftig, +te +tin
fromcyn m+age fira bearnum sweotule gese+tan.
<R 243>
Cum, nu, sigores weard, meotod moncynnes, ond +tine [{miltse{]
her arf+ast ywe.
<R 245>
Us is eallum neod +t+at we +tin medrencynn motan cunnan,
<P 10>
ryhtgeryno, nu we areccan ne m+agon +t+at f+adrencynn 
fier owihte.
<R 249>
+tu +tisne middangeard milde geblissa +turh +dinne hercyme,
h+alende Crist, ond +ta gyldnan geatu, +te in 
geardagum ful longe +ar bilocen stodan, heofona heahfrea, hat
ontynan, ond usic +tonne gesece +turh +tin 
sylfes gong ea+dmod to eor+tan.
<R 255>
Us is +tinra arna +tearf.
<R 256>
Hafa+d se awyrgda wulf tostenced, deor d+adscua, dryhten, +tin
eowde, wide towrecene.
<R 258>
+t+at +du, waldend, +ar blode gebohtes, +t+at se bealofulla
hyne+d heardlice, ond him on h+aft nime+d ofer usse 
nioda lust.
<R 261>
For+ton we, nergend, +te bidda+d geornlice breostgehygdum
+t+at +tu hr+adlice helpe gefremme wergum wreccan, 
+t+at se wites bona in helle grund hean gedreose, ond +tin
hondgeweorc, h+ale+ta scyppend, mote arisan 
ond on ryht cuman to +tam upcundan +a+telan rice, +tonan us
+ar +turh synlust se swearta g+ast forteah ond 
fortylde, +t+at we, tires wone, a butan ende sculon erm+tu
dreogan, butan +tu usic +ton ofostlicor, ece 
dryhten, +at +tam leodscea+tan, lifgende god, helm alwihta,
hreddan wille.
<R 275>
Eala +tu m+ara middangeardes seo cl+aneste cwen ofer eor+tan
+tara +te gewurde to widan feore, hu +tec mid
ryhte ealle reordberend hata+d ond secga+d, h+ale+d geond
foldan, bli+te mode, +t+at +tu bryd sie +t+as selestan 
swegles bryttan.
<R 281>
Swylce +ta hyhstan on heofonum eac, 
<P 11>
Cristes +tegnas, cwe+ta+d
ond singa+d +t+at +tu sie hl+afdige halgum meahtum 
wuldorweorudes, ond [{worldcundra{] hada under heofonum,
ond helwara.
<R 287>
For+ton +tu +t+at ana ealra monna ge+tohtest +trymlice,
+tristhycgende, +t+at +tu +tinne m+ag+dhad meotude brohtes, 
sealdes butan synnum.
<R 290>
Nan swylc ne cwom +anig o+ter ofer ealle men, bryd beaga
hroden, +te +ta beorhtan lac to heofonhame hlutre 
mode si+t+tan sende.
<R 294>
For+don heht sigores fruma his heahbodan hider gefleogan of
his m+agen+trymme ond +te meahta sped snude
cy+dan, +t+at +tu sunu dryhtnes +turh cl+ane gebyrd cennan
sceolde monnum to miltse, ond +te, Maria, for+d
efne unwemme a [{gehealdan{] .
<R 300>
Eac we +t+at gefrugnon, +t+at gefyrn bi +te so+df+ast s+agde
sum wo+dbora in ealddagum, Esaias, +t+at he w+are 
gel+aded +t+at he lifes gesteald in +tam ecan ham eal
sceawode.
<R 306>
Wlat +ta swa [{wisf+ast{] witga geond +teodland o+t+t+at he
gestarode +t+ar gesta+telad w+as +a+telic ingong.
<R 308>
Eal w+as gebunden deoran since duru orm+ate, wundurclommum
bewri+ten.
<R 310>
Wende swi+de +t+at +anig elda +afre [{ne{] meahte swa
f+astlice forescyttelsas on ecnesse o [{inhebban{] , o+t+te 
+d+as ceasterhlides clustor onlucan, +ar him godes engel +turh
gl+adne ge+tonc +ta wisan onwrah ond +t+at word 
acw+a+d: Ic +te m+ag secgan +t+at so+d gewear+d +t+at +das
gyldnan gatu giet sume si+te 
<P 12>
god sylf wile g+astes
m+agne gef+alsian, f+ader +almihtig, ond +turh +ta f+astan
locu foldan neosan, ond hio +tonne +after him ece 
[{stonda+d{] simle singales swa beclysed +t+at n+anig o+ter,
nym+de nergend god, hy +afre ma eft onluce+d.
<R 326>
Nu +t+at is gefylled +t+at se froda +ta mid eagum +t+ar on
wlatade.
<R 328>
+tu eart +t+at wealldor, +turh +te waldend frea +ane on +tas
eor+dan ut si+dade, ond efne swa +tec gemette, meahtum 
gehrodene, cl+ane ond gecorene, Crist +almihtig.
<R 332>
Swa +de +after him engla +teoden eft unm+ale +alces +tinges
lio+tuc+agan bileac, lifes brytta.
<R 335>
Iowa us nu +ta are +te se engel +te, godes spelboda, Gabriel
brohte
<R 337>
Huru +t+as bidda+d burgsittende +t+at +du +ta frofre folcum
cy+de, +tinre sylfre sunu.
<R 339>
Si+t+tan we [{motan{] anmodlice ealle hyhtan, nu we on +t+at
bearn foran breostum staria+d.
<R 342>
Ge+tinga us nu +tristum wordum +t+at he us ne l+ate leng
owihte in +tisse dea+ddene gedwolan hyran, ac +t+at
he usic geferge in f+ader rice, +t+ar we sorglease si+t+tan
motan wunigan in wuldre mid weoroda god.
<R 348>
Eala +tu halga heofona dryhten, +tu mid f+ader +tinne gefyrn
w+are efenwesende in +tam +a+telan ham.
<R 351>
N+as +anig +ta giet engel geworden, ne +t+as miclan
m+agen+trymmes nan +de in roderum up rice biwitiga+d, +teodnes 
+try+dgesteald ond his +tegnunga, 
<P 13>
+ta +tu +arest w+are
mid +tone ecan frean sylf settende +tas sidan gesceaft, 
brade brytengrundas.
<R 357>
B+am inc is gem+ane heahg+ast hleof+ast.
<R 358>
We +te, h+alend Crist, +turh ea+dmedu ealle bidda+d +t+at +tu
gehyre h+afta stefne, +tinra [{nied+tiowa{] , nergende 
god, hu we sind geswencte +turh ure sylfra gewill.
<R 363>
Habba+d wr+acm+acgas wergan g+astas, hetlen helscea+ta, hearde
[{genyrwad{] , gebunden bealorapum.
<R 365>
Is seo bot gelong eall +at +te anum, ece dryhten.
<R 367>
Hreowcearigum help, +t+at +tin hidercyme afrefre feasceafte,
+teah we f+ah+to wi+d +tec +turh firena lust gefremed 
h+abben.
<R 370>
Ara nu onbehtum ond usse yrm+ta ge+tenc, hu [{we{]
tealtriga+d tydran mode, hwearfia+d heanlice.
<R 372>
Cym nu, h+ale+ta cyning, ne lata to lange.
<R 373>
Us is lissa +tearf, +t+at +tu us ahredde ond us h+alogiefe
so+df+ast sylle, +t+at we si+t+tan for+d +ta sellan +ting 
symle moten ge+teon on +teode, +tinne willan.
<R 378>
Eala seo wlitige, weor+dmynda full, heah ond halig, heofoncund
+trynes, brade geblissad geond brytenwongas 
+ta mid ryhte sculon reordberende, earme eor+dware ealle
m+agene hergan healice, nu us h+alend god 
w+arf+ast onwrah +t+at we hine witan moton.
<R 385>
For+ton hy, d+adhw+ate, dome geswi+dde, +t+at so+df+aste
seraphinnes cynn, uppe mid englum a bremende, una+treotendum 
+trymmum singa+d ful healice hludan stefne, f+agre
feor ond neah.
<R 390>
Habba+t folgo+ta 
<P 14>
cyst mid cyninge.
<R 391>
Him +t+at Crist forgeaf, +t+at hy motan his +atwiste eagum
brucan simle singales, swegle gehyrste, weor+dian 
waldend wide ond side, ond mid hyra fi+trum frean
+almihtges onsyne [{weardia+d{] , ecan dryhtnes, ond
ymb +teodenstol +tringa+d georne hwylc hyra nehst m+age ussum
nergende flihte lacan fri+dgeardum in.
<R 400>
Lofia+d leoflicne ond in leohte him +ta word cwe+ta+d, ond
wuldria+d +a+telne ordfruman ealra gesceafta: Halig 
eart +tu, halig, heahengla brego, so+d sigores frea,
simle +tu bist halig, dryhtna dryhten.
<R 405>
A +tin dom wuna+d eor+dlic mid +aldum in +alce tid wide
geweor+tad.
<R 407>
+tu eart weoroda god, for+ton +tu gefyldest foldan ond
rodoras, wigendra hleo, wuldres +tines, helm alwihta.
<R 410>
Sie +te in heannessum ece h+alo, ond in eor+tan lof, beorht
mid beornum.
<R 412>
+tu gebletsad leofa, +te in dryhtnes noman duge+tum cwome
heanum to hro+tre.
<R 414>
+te in heah+tum sie a butan ende ece herenis.
<R 416>
Eala hw+at, +t+at is wr+aclic wrixl in wera life, +t+atte
moncynnes milde scyppend onfeng +at f+amnan fl+asc
unwemme, ond sio weres friga [{wiht{] ne cu+te, ne +turh s+ad
ne cwom sigores agend monnes ofer moldan.
<R 421>
ac +t+at w+as ma cr+aft +tonne hit eor+dbuend ealle cu+tan
+turh geryne, hu he, rodera +trim, heofona heahfrea, 
helpe gefremede monna cynne +turh his modor hrif.
<R 426>
Ond swa for+dgongende folca nergend his forgifnesse gumum to
helpe 
<P 15>
d+ale+d dogra gehwam, dryhten weoroda.
<R 429>
For+ton we hine domhwate d+adum ond wordum hergen holdlice.
<R 430>
+t+at is healic r+ad monna gehwylcum +te gemynd hafa+d, +t+at
he symle oftost ond inlocast ond geornlicost
god weor+tige.
<R 434>
He him +t+are lisse lean forgilde+d, se gehalgoda h+alend
sylfa, efne in +tam e+dle +t+ar he +ar ne cwom, in
lifgendra londes wynne, +t+ar he ges+alig si+t+tan earda+d,
ealne widan feorh wuna+d butan ende.
<R 440>
Amen.

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<P 15>
[} [\II\] }]
<R 440>
Nu +du geornlice g+astgerynum, mon se m+ara, modcr+afte sec
+turh sefan snyttro, +t+at +tu so+d wite hu +t+at
geeode, +ta se +almihtiga acenned wear+d +turh cl+anne had,
si+t+tan he Marian, m+ag+da weolman, m+arre meowlan, 
mundheals geceas, +t+at +t+ar in hwitum hr+aglum gewerede
englas ne o+deowdun, +ta se +a+teling cwom, beorn 
in Betlem.
<R 449>
Bodan w+aron gearwe +ta +turh hleo+torcwide hyrdum cy+ddon,
s+agdon so+dne gefean, +t+atte sunu w+are in middangeard 
meotudes acenned, in Betleme.
<R 453>
Hw+a+tre in bocum ne cwi+d +t+at hy in hwitum +t+ar hr+aglum
o+dywden in +ta +a+telan tid, swa hie eft dydon +da
se brega m+ara to Bethania, +teoden +trymf+ast, his +tegna
gedryht gela+dade, leof weorud.
<R 458>
Hy +t+as lareowes on +tam wild+age word ne gehyrwdon, hyra
sincgiefan.
<R 460>
Sona w+aron gearwe, h+ale+d mid hlaford, to +t+are halgan
byrg, 
<P 16>
+t+ar him tacna fela tires brytta onwrah, 
wuldres helm, wordgerynum, +ar+ton up stige ancenned sunu,
efenece bearn, agnum f+ader, +t+as ymb feowertig 
+te he of foldan +ar from dea+de aras, dagena rimes.
<R 468>
H+afde +ta gefylled, swa +ar biforan sungon, witgena word
geond woruld innan +turh his +trowinga.
<R 470>
+tegnas heredon, lufedun leofwendum lifes agend, f+ader
frumsceafta.
<R 472>
He him f+agre +t+as leofum gesi+tum lean +after geaf, ond
+t+at word acw+a+d waldend engla, gefysed, frea mihtig, 
to f+ader rice: Gefeo+d ge on fer+d+de.
<R 476>
N+afre ic from hweorfe, ac ic lufan symle l+aste wi+d eowic,
ond eow meaht giefe ond mid wunige, awo to 
ealdre, +t+at eow +afre ne bi+d +turh gife mine godes
onsien.
<R 480>
Fara+d nu geond ealne yrmenne grund, geond widwegas, weoredum
cy+da+d, bodia+d ond brema+d beorhtne geleafan, 
ond fulwia+d folc under roderum.
<R 485>
Hweorfa+d to [{h+a+tnum{] , hergas breota+t, fylla+d ond
feoga+d, feondscype dw+asca+d, sibbe sawa+d on sefan manna 
+turh meahta sped.
<R 488>
Ic eow mid wunige, for+d on frofre, ond eow fri+de healde
streng+du sta+tolf+astre on stowa gehware.
<R 491>
+da wear+d semninga sweg on [{lyfte{] hlud gehyred.
<R 492>
Heofonengla +treat, weorud wlitescyne, wuldres aras, cwomun on
cor+dre.
<R 494>
Cyning ure gewat +turh +t+as temples hrof +t+ar hy to segun,
+ta +te leofes +ta gen last [{weardedun{] on +tam 
+tingstede, +tegnas gecorene.
<P 17>
<R 498>
Gesegon hi on heah+tu hlaford stigan, godbearn of grundum.
<R 499>
Him w+as geomor sefa hat +at heortan, hyge murnende, +t+as +te
hi swa leofne leng ne mostun geseon under
swegle.
<R 502>
Song ahofun aras ufancunde, +a+teling [{heredun{] , lofedun
liffruman, leohte gefegun +te of +t+as h+alendes 
heafelan lixte.
<R 506>
Gesegon hy +albeorhte englas twegen f+agre ymb +t+at frumbearn
fr+atwum blican, cyninga wuldor.
<R 508>
Cleopedon of heah+tu wordum wr+atlicum ofer wera mengu
beorhtan reorde: Hw+at bida+d ge, Galilesce guman 
on hwearfte?
<R 512>
Nu ge sweotule geseo+d so+dne dryhten on swegl faran; sigores
agend wile up heonan eard gestigan, +a+telinga 
ord, mid +tas engla gedryht, ealra folca fruma, f+ader
e+telstoll.
<R 517>
We mid +tyslice +treate willa+d ofer heofona gehlidu hlaford
fergan to +t+are beorhtan byrg mid +tas bli+dan 
[{gedryht{] , ealra sigebearna +t+at seleste ond +a+teleste,
+te ge her on staria+d ond in frofre geseo+d fr+atwum 
blican.
<R 523>
Wile eft swa +teah eor+dan m+ag+de sylfa gesecan side herge,
ond +tonne gedeman d+ada gehwylce +tara +de gefremedon 
folc under roderum.
<R 527>
+da w+as wuldres weard wolcnum [{bifongen{] , heahengla cyning,
ofer hrofas upp, haligra helm.
<R 529>
Hyht w+as geniwad, blis in burgum, +turh +t+as beornes cyme.
<R 531>
Ges+at sigehremig on +ta swi+tran hand ece eadfruma agnum
f+ader.
<R 533>
Gewitan him +ta gongan to Hierusalem 
<P 18>
h+ale+d hygerofe, in +ta
halgan burg, geomormode, +tonan hy god nyhst 
up stigende eagum segun, hyra wilgifan.
<R 537>
+t+ar w+as wopes hring, torne bitolden; w+as seo treowlufu hat
+at heortan, [{hre+der{] innan weoll, beorn breostsefa.
<R 540>
Bidon ealle +t+ar +tegnas +trymfulle +teodnes gehata in +t+are
torhtan byrig tyn niht +ta gen, swa him sylf
bibead swegles agend, +ar+ton up stige ealles waldend on
heofona gehyld.
<R 545>
Hwite cwoman eorla eadgiefan englas togeanes.
<R 547>
+d+at is wel cweden, swa gewritu secga+d, +t+at him albeorhte
englas togeanes in +ta halgan tid heapum cwoman, 
sigan on swegle.
<R 550>
+ta w+as symbla m+ast geworden in wuldre.
<R 551>
Wel +t+at gedafena+d +t+at to +t+are blisse, beorhte gewerede,
in +t+as +teodnes burg +tegnas cwoman, weorud wlitescyne.
<R 554>
Gesegon wilcuman on heahsetle heofones waldend, folca
feorhgiefan, fr+atwum ealles waldend middangeardes 
ond m+agen+trymmes.
<R 558>
Hafa+d nu se halga helle bireafod ealles +t+as gafoles +te hi
geardagum in +t+at orlege unryhte swealg.
<R 561>
Nu sind forcumene ond in cwicsusle gehynde ond geh+afte, in
helle grund dugu+tum bid+aled, deofla cempan.
<R 564>
Ne meahtan wi+terbrogan wige spowan, w+apna wyrpum, si+t+tan
wuldres cyning, heofonrices helm, hilde gefremede 
wi+t his ealdfeondum anes meahtum, +t+ar he of h+afte
ahlod hu+ta m+aste 
<P 19>
of feonda byrig, folces 
unrim, +tisne ilcan +treat +te ge her on staria+d.
<R 571>
Wile nu gesecan sawla nergend g+asta giefstol, godes agen
bearn, +after gu+dplegan.
<R 573>
Nu ge geare cunnon hw+at se hlaford is se +tisne here l+ade+d,
nu ge fromlice freondum togeanes gonga+d gl+admode.
<R 576>
Geatu, ontyna+d.
<R 577>
Wile in to eow ealles waldend, cyning on ceastre, cor+dre ne
lytle, fyrnweorca fruma, folc gel+adan in 
dreama dream, +de he on deoflum genom +turh his sylfes
sygor.
<R 581>
Sib sceal gem+ane englum ond +aldum a for+d heonan wesan
wideferh.
<R 582>
W+ar is +atsomne godes ond monna, g+asthalig treow, lufu,
lifes hyht, ond ealles leohtes gefea.
<R 586>
Hw+at, we nu gehyrdan hu +t+at h+alubearn +turh his hydercyme
hals eft forgeaf, gefreode ond gefreo+tade 
folc under wolcnum, m+are meotudes sunu, +t+at nu monna
gehwylc cwic +tendan her [{wuna+d{] , geceosan mot swa 
helle hien+tu swa heofones m+ar+tu, swa +t+at leohte leoht
swa +da la+tan niht, swa +trymmes +tr+ace swa +tystra 
wr+ace, swa mid dryhten dream swa mid deoflum hream, swa
wite mid wra+tum swa wuldor mid arum, 
swa lif swa dea+d, swa him leofre bi+d to gefremmanne, +tenden
fl+asc ond g+ast wunia+d in worulde.
<R 598>
Wuldor +t+as age +trynysse +trym, +tonc butan ende.
<R 600>
+d+at is +t+as wyr+de +t+atte wer+teode secgen dryhtne +tonc
dugu+da gehwylcre +te us si+d ond +ar simle gefremede 
+turh monigfealdra m+agna geryno.
<R 604>
He us +at giefe+d ond +ahta sped, welan ofer widlond, ond
weder li+te 
<P 20>
under swegles hleo.
<R 606>
Sunne ond mona, +a+telast tungla eallum scina+d,
heofoncondelle, h+ale+tum on eor+dan.
<R 609>
Dreose+d deaw ond ren, dugu+de wecca+t to feorhnere fira
cynne, ieca+d eor+dwelan.
<R 611>
+t+as we ealles sculon secgan +tonc ond lof +teodne ussum, ond
huru +t+are h+alo +te he us to hyhte forgeaf, 
+da he +ta yrmp+du eft oncyrde +at [{his{] upstige +te we
+ar drugon, ond ge+tingade +teodbuendum wi+d f+ader 
sw+asne f+ah+ta m+aste, cyning anboren.
<R 618>
Cwide eft onhwearf saulum to sibbe, se +te +ar sungen [{w+as{]
+turh yrne hyge +aldum to sorge: Ic +tec ofer
eor+dan geworhte, on +t+are +tu scealt yrm+tum lifgan, wunian
in gewinne ond wr+ace dreogan, feondum to 
hro+tor fusleo+d galan, ond to +t+are ilcan scealt eft
geweor+tan, wyrmum aweallen, +tonan wites fyr of +t+are 
eor+dan scealt eft gesecan.
<R 627>
Hw+at, us +tis se +a+teling y+dre gefremede +ta he leomum
onfeng ond lichoman, monnes magutudre.
<R 629>
Si+t+tan meotodes sunu engla e+tel up gestigan wolde, weoroda
god, us se willa bicwom heanum to helpe 
on +ta halgan tid.
<R 633>
Bi +ton giedd awr+ac Iob, swa he cu+de, herede helm wera,
h+alend lofede, ond mid siblufan sunu waldendes 
freonoman cende, ond hine fugel nemde, +tone Iudeas
ongietan ne meahtan in +d+are godcundan g+astes streng+du.
<R 639>
W+as +t+as fugles flyht feondum on eor+tan dyrne ond degol,
+tam +te deorc gewit 
<P 21>
h+afdon on hre+tre, heortan st+anne.
<R 642>
Noldan hi +ta torhtan tacen oncnawan +te him beforan fremede
freobearn godes, monig [{mislicu{] , geond middangeard.
<R 645>
Swa se f+ala fugel flyges cunnode; hwilum engla eard up
gesohte, modig meahtum strang, +tone maran ham, 
hwilum he to eor+tan eft gestylde, +turh g+astes giefe
grundsceat sohte, wende to worulde.
<R 650>
Bi +ton se witga song: He w+as upp hafen engla f+a+dmum in his
+ta miclan meahta spede, heah ond halig, 
ofer heofona +trym.
<R 654>
Ne meahtan +ta +t+as fugles flyht gecnawan +te +t+as upstiges
onds+ac fremedon, ond +t+at ne gelyfdon, +t+atte
liffruma in monnes hiw ofer m+agna +trym, halig from hrusan,
ahafen wurde.
<R 659>
+da us geweor+dade se +tas world gescop, godes g+astsunu, ond
us giefe sealde, uppe mid englum ece sta+telas, 
ond eac monigfealde modes snyttru seow ond sette geond
sefan monna.
<R 664>
Sumum wordla+te wise sende+d on his modes gemynd +turh his
mu+tes g+ast, +a+dele ondgiet.
<R 666>
Se m+ag eal fela singan ond secgan +tam bi+d snyttru cr+aft
bifolen on fer+de
<R 668>
Sum m+ag fingrum wel hlude fore h+ale+tum hearpan stirgan,
gleobeam gretan.
<R 670>
Sum m+ag godcunde reccan ryhte +a.
<R 671>
Sum m+ag ryne tungla secgan, side gesceaft.
<R 672>
Sum m+ag searolice wordcwide writan.
<R 673>
Sumum wiges sped giefe+d +at gu+te, +tonne gargetrum ofer
scildhreadan sceotend senda+d, flacor flangeweorc.
<R 676>
Sum m+ag fromlice 
<P 22>
ofer sealtne s+a sundwudu drifan, hreran
holm+tr+ace.
<R 678>
Sum m+ag heanne beam st+algne gestigan.
<R 679>
Sum m+ag styled sweord, w+apen gewyrcan.
<R 680>
Sum con wonga bigong, wegas widgielle.
<R 681>
Swa se waldend us, godbearn on grundum, his giefe brytta+d.
<R 683>
Nyle he +angum anum ealle gesyllan g+astes snyttru, +ty l+as
him gielp sce+t+te +turh his anes cr+aft ofer o+tre for+d.
<R 686>
+dus god meahtig geofum unhneawum, cyning alwihta, cr+aftum
weor+da+t eor+tan tuddor; swylce eadgum bl+ad
sele+d on swegle, sibbe r+are+t ece to ealdre engla ond
monna; swa he his weorc weor+ta+d.
<R 691>
Bi +ton se witga cw+a+d +t+at ah+afen w+aren halge gimmas,
h+adre heofontungol, healice upp, sunne ond mona.
<R 694>
Hw+at sindan +ta gimmas swa scyne buton god sylfa?
<R 696>
He is se so+df+asta sunnan leoma, englum ond eor+dwarum
+a+tele scima.
<R 698>
Ofer middangeard mona [{lixe+d{] , g+astlic tungol, swa seo
godes circe +turh gesomninga so+des ond ryhtes beorhte blice+d.
<R 701>
Swa hit on bocum cwi+t, si+t+tan of grundum godbearn astag,
cyning cl+anra gehw+as, +ta seo circe her +afyllendra 
eahtnysse bad under h+a+tenra hyrda gewealdum.
<R 706>
+t+ar +da synscea+dan so+tes ne giemdon, g+astes +tearfe, ac
hi godes tempel br+acan ond b+arndon, blodgyte 
worhtan, feodan ond fyldon.
<R 709>
Hw+a+tre for+d bicwom +turh g+astes giefe godes +tegna
[{bl+ad{] +after upstige ecan dryhtnes.
<R 712>
Bi +ton Salomon song, sunu Daui+tes, 
<P 23>
giedda gearosnottor
g+astgerynum, waldend wer+teoda, ond +t+at word 
acw+a+d: Cu+d +t+at geweor+de+d, +t+atte cyning engla, meotud
meahtum swi+d, munt gestylle+d, gehleape+d hea dune, 
hyllas ond cnollas bewri+d mid his wuldre, woruld alyse+d,
ealle eor+dbuend, +turh +tone +a+telan styll.
<R 720>
W+as se forma hlyp +ta he on f+amnan astag, m+age+d unm+ale,
ond +t+ar mennisc hiw onfeng butan firenum +t+at
to frofre gewear+d eallum eor+dwarum.
<R 722>
W+as se o+ter stiell bearnes gebyrda, +ta he in binne w+as in
cildes hiw cla+tum bewunden, ealra +trymma +trym.
<R 726>
W+as se +tridda hlyp, rodorcyninges r+as, +ta he on rode
astag, f+ader, frofre g+ast.
<R 728>
W+as se feor+da stiell in byrgenne, +ta he +tone beam ofgeaf,
fold+arne f+ast.
<R 730>
W+as se fifta hlyp +ta he [{hellwarena{] heap forbygde in
cwicsusle, cyning inne gebond, feonda foresprecan, 
fyrnum teagum, gromhydigne, +t+ar he gen lige+d in
carcerne clommum gef+astnad, synnum ges+aled.
<R 736>
W+as se siexta hlyp, haliges hyhtplega, +ta he to heofonum
astag on his ealdcy+d+de.
<R 738>
+ta w+as engla +treat on +ta halgan tid hleahtre bli+te wynnum
geworden.
<R 740>
Gesawan wuldres +trym, +a+telinga ord, e+dles neosan, beorhtra
bolda.
<R 742>
+ta wear+d burgwarum eadgum ece gefea +a+telinges plega.
<R 744>
+tus her on grundum godes ece bearn ofer heahhleo+tu hlypum
stylde, modig +after muntum.
<R 746>
Swa we men sculon heortan gehygdum hlypum styllan of m+agne in
m+agen, m+ar+tum tilgan 
<P 24>
+t+at we to +tam hyhstan 
hrofe gestigan halgum weorcum, +t+ar is hyht ond blis,
ge+tungen +tegnweorud.
<R 751>
Is us +tearf micel +t+at we mid heortan h+alo secen, +t+ar we
mid g+aste georne gelyfa+d +t+at +t+at h+alobearn 
heonan up stige mid usse lichoman, lifgende god.
<R 756>
For+ton we a sculon idle lustas, synwunde forseon, ond +t+as
sellran gefeon.
<R 758>
Habba+d we us to frofre f+ader on roderum +almeahtigne.
<R 759>
He his aras +tonan, halig of heah+du, hider onsende+d, +ta us
gescilda+t wi+d sce+t+tendra [{eglum{] earhfarum, 
+ti l+as unholdan wunde gewyrcen, +tonne wrohtbora in folc
godes for+d onsende+d of his br+agdbogan biterne str+al.
<R 766>
For+ton we f+aste sculon wi+d +tam f+arscyte symle w+arlice
wearde healdan, +ty l+as se attres ord in gebuge, 
biter bordgelac, under banlocan, feonda f+arsearo.
<R 770>
+t+at bi+d frecne wund, blatast benna.
<R 771>
Utan us beorgan +ta, +tenden we on eor+dan eard [{weardien{] ;
utan us to f+ader freo+ta wilnian, biddan bearn 
godes ond +tone bli+dan g+ast +t+at he us gescilde wi+d
scea+tan w+apnum, la+tra lygesearwum, se us lif forgeaf, 
leomu, lic ond g+ast.
<R 777>
Si him lof symle +turh woruld worulda, wuldor on heofnum.
<R 779>
Ne +tearf him ondr+adan deofla str+alas +anig on eor+dan +alda
cynnes, gromra garfare, gif hine god scilde+t, 
dugu+da dryhten.
<R 782>
Is +tam dome neah +t+at we gelice sceolon leanum hleotan, 
<P 25>
swa we widefeorh weorcum hlodun geond sidne grund.
<R 785>
Us secga+d bec hu +at +arestan eadmod astag in middangeard
m+agna goldhord, in f+amnan f+a+dm freobearn godes, 
halig of heah+tu.
<R 789>
Huru ic wene me ond eac ondr+ade dom [{+dy re+tran{] ,
+donne eft cyme+d engla +teoden, +te ic ne heold teala
+t+at me h+alend min on bocum bibead.
<R 793>
Ic +t+as brogan sceal geseon synwr+ace, +t+at +te ic so+d
talge, +t+ar monig beo+d on gemot [{l+aded{] fore onsyne 
eces deman.
<R 797>
+tonne (}C}) cwaca+d, gehyre+d cyning m+a+dlan, rodera
ryhtend, sprecan re+te word +tam +te him +ar in worulde 
wace hyrdon, +tendan (}Y}) ond (}N}) y+tast meahtan frofre
findan.
<R 801>
+t+ar sceal forht monig on +tam wongstede werig bidan hw+at
him +after d+adum deman wille wra+tra wita.
<R 804>
Bi+t se (}W}) sc+acen eor+tan fr+atwa.
<R 805>
(}U}) w+as longe (}L}) flodum bilocen, lifwynna d+al, (}F}) on
foldan.
<R 807>
+tonne fr+atwe sculon byrnan on b+ale; blac rasette+d recen
reada leg, re+te scri+te+d geond woruld wide.
<R 810>
Wongas hreosa+d, burgstede bersta+d.
<R 811>
Brond bi+d on tyhte, +ale+d ealdgestreon unmurnlice, g+asta
gifrast, +t+at geo guman heoldan, +tenden him 
on eor+tan onmedla w+as.
<R 815>
For+ton ic leofra gehwone l+aran wille +t+at he ne ag+ale
g+astes +tearfe, ne on gylp geote, +tenden god wille 
+t+at he her in worulde wunian mote, somed si+tian sawel
in lice, in +tam g+asthofe.
<R 820>
Scyle gumena gehwylc 
<P 26>
on his geardagum georne bi+tencan +t+at
us milde bicwom meahta waldend +at +arestan
+turh +t+as engles word.
<R 824>
Bi+d nu eorneste +tonne eft cyme+d, re+de ond ryhtwis.
<R 825>
Rodor bi+d onhrered, ond +tas miclan gemetu middangeardes
[{beofia+d{] +tonne.
<R 827>
Beorht cyning leana+d +t+as +te hy on eor+tan eargum d+adum
lifdon leahtrum fa.
<R 829>
+t+as hi longe sculon fer+dwerige onfon in fyrba+de, w+almum
biwrecene, wra+tlic ondlean, +tonne m+agna cyning 
on gemot cyme+d, +trymma m+aste.
<R 833>
+teodegsa bi+d hlud gehyred bi heofonwoman, cwaniendra cirm,
cerge reota+d fore onsyne eces deman, +ta 
+te hyra weorcum wace truwia+d.
<R 838>
+d+ar bi+t o+dywed egsa mara +tonne from frumgesceape
gefr+agen wurde +afre on eor+dan.
<R 840>
+t+ar bi+d +aghwylcum synwyrcendra on +ta snudan tid leofra
micle +tonne eall +teos l+ane gesceaft, +t+ar he 
hine sylfne on +tam sige+treate behydan m+age, +tonne herga
fruma, +a+telinga ord, eallum deme+d, leofum ge 
la+dum, lean +after ryhte, +teoda gehwylcre.
<R 847>
Is us +tearf micel +t+at we g+astes wlite +ar +tam gryrebrogan
on +tas g+asnan tid georne bi+tencen.
<R 850>
Nu is +ton gelicost swa we on laguflode ofer cald w+ater
ceolum li+dan geond sidne s+a, sundhengestum, 
flodwudu fergen.
<R 853>
Is +t+at frecne stream y+da oferm+ata +te we her on laca+d
geond +tas wacan woruld, windge holmas ofer deop gelad.
<R 856>
W+as se drohta+d strong 
<P 27>
+ar+ton we to londe geliden h+afdon
ofer hreone hrycg.
<R 858>
+ta us help bicwom, +t+at us to h+alo hy+te gel+adde, godes
g+astsunu, ond us giefe sealde +t+at we oncnawan
magun ofer ceoles bord hw+ar we s+alan sceolon sundhengestas,
ealde y+dmearas, ancrum f+aste.
<R 864>
Utan us to +t+are hy+de hyht sta+telian, +da us gerymde rodera
waldend, halge on heah+tu, +ta he heofonum astag.

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<T X>
<G X>
<F X>
<W X>
<X X>
<Y X>
<H X>
<U X>
<E X>
<J X>
<I X>
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<P 27>
[} [\III\] }]
<R 867>
+donne mid fere foldbuende se micla d+ag meahtan dryhtnes +at
midre niht m+agne bihl+ame+d, scire gesceafte, 
swa oft scea+da f+acne, +teof +tristlice, +te on +tystre
fare+d, on sweartre niht, sorglease h+ale+d semninga 
forfeh+d sl+ape gebundne, eorlas ungearwe yfles
gen+age+d.
<R 875>
Swa on Syne beorg somod up cyme+d m+agenfolc micel, meotude
getrywe, beorht ond bli+te.
<R 877>
Him weor+te+d bl+ad gifen.
<R 878>
+tonne from feowerum foldan sceatum, +tam ytemestum eor+tan
rices, englas +albeorhte on efen blawa+d byman on brehtme.
<R 881>
Beofa+d middangeard, hruse under h+ale+tum.
<R 882>
Hlyda+d tosomne, trume ond torhte, wi+d tungla gong, singa+d
ond swinsia+t su+tan ond nor+tan, eastan ond
westan, ofer [{ealle{] gesceaft.
<R 886>
Wecca+d of dea+de dryhtgumena bearn, eall monna cynn, to
meotudsceafte egeslic of +t+are ealdan moldan,
hata+d hy upp astandan sneome of sl+ape +ty f+astan.
<R 889>
+t+ar mon m+ag sorgende folc gehyran hygegeomor, hearde
gefysed, cearum cwi+tende cwicra gewyrhtu, 
<P 28>
forhte af+arde.
<R 892>
+t+at bi+d foretacna m+ast +tara +te +ar o+t+te si+d +afre
gewurde monnum o+tywed, +t+ar gemengde beo+d onh+alo gelac 
engla ond deofla, beorhtra ond blacra.
<R 896>
Weor+te+d bega cyme, hwitra ond sweartra, swa him is ham
sceapen ungelice, englum ond deoflum.
<R 899>
+tonne semninga on Syne beorg su+taneastan sunnan leoma cyme+d
of scyppende scynan leohtor +tonne hit men 
m+agen modum ahycgan, beorhte blican, +tonne bearn godes
+turh heofona gehleodu hider o+dywe+d.
<R 905>
Cyme+d wundorlic Cristes onsyn, +a+telcyninges wlite, eastan
fram roderum, on sefan swete sinum folce,
biter bealofullum, gebleod wundrum, eadgum ond earmum
ungelice.
<R 910>
he bi+d +tam godum gl+admod on gesih+te, wlitig, wynsumlic,
weorude +tam halgan, on gefean f+ager, freond
ond leoft+al, lufsum ond li+te leofum monnum to sceawianne
+tone scynan wlite, we+dne mid willum, waldendes 
cyme, m+agencyninges, +tam +te him on mode +ar wordum
ond weorcum wel gecwemdun.
<R 918>
He bi+d +tam yflum egeslic ond grimlic to geseonne, synnegum
monnum, +tam +t+ar mid firenum cuma+d, for+d forworhte.
<R 921>
+t+at m+ag wites to wearninga +tam +te hafa+d wisne ge+toht,
+t+at se him eallunga owiht ne ondr+ade+d, se for
+d+are onsyne egsan ne weor+te+d forht on fer+de, +tonne he
frean gesih+d ealra gesceafta ondweardne faran 
mid m+agenwundrum mongum to +tinge, ond him on healfa
[{gehwone{] heofonengla +treat 
<P 29>
ymbutan fara+d, +albeorhtra 
scolu, hergas haligra, heapum geneahhe.
<R 930>
Dyne+d deop gesceaft, ond fore dryhtne f+are+d w+almfyra m+ast
ofer widne grund.
<R 932>
Hlemme+d hata leg, heofonas bersta+d, trume ond torhte, tungol
ofhreosa+d.
<R 934>
+donne weor+te+d sunne sweart gewended on blodes hiw, seo +de
beorhte scan ofer +arworuld +alda bearnum; 
mona +t+at sylfe, +te +ar moncynne nihtes lyhte, ni+ter
gehreose+d ond steorran swa some streda+d of heofone, 
+turh +da strongan lyft stormum abeatne.
<R 941>
Wile +almihtig mid his engla gedryht, m+agencyninga meotod, on
gemot cuman, +trymf+ast +teoden.
<R 943>
Bi+d +t+ar his +tegna eac hre+teadig heap.
<R 944>
Halge sawle mid hyra frean fara+d, +tonne folca weard +turh
egsan +trea eor+dan m+ag+de sylfa gesece+d.
<R 947>
Weor+te+d geond sidne grund hlud gehyred heofonbyman stefn,
ond on seofon healfa swoga+d windas, blawa+d 
brecende bearhtma m+aste, wecca+d ond wonia+d woruld mid
storme, fylla+d mid [{fere{] foldan gesceafte.
<R 953>
+donne heard gebrec, hlud, unm+ate, swar ond swi+dlic,
swegdynna m+ast, +aldum egeslic, eawed weor+te+d.
<R 956>
+t+ar m+agen werge monna cynnes wornum hweorfa+d on widne leg,
+ta +t+ar cwice mete+d cwelmende fyr, sume up, 
sume ni+ter, +aldes fulle.
<R 960>
+tonne bi+d untweo +t+at +t+ar Adames cyn, cearena full,
cwi+te+d [{gesargad{] , nales fore lytlum, leode geomre, 
ac fore +tam m+astan m+agenearfe+tum, 
<P 30>
+donne eall +treo on
efen nime+d won fyres w+alm wide tosomne, se
swearta lig, s+as mid hyra fiscum, eor+tan mid hire beorgum,
ond upheofon torhtne mid his tunglum.
<R 968>
Teonleg somod +try+tum b+arne+d +treo eal on an grimme
tog+adre.
<R 970>
Grorna+d gesargad eal middangeard on +ta m+aran tid.
<R 972>
Swa se gifra g+ast grundas geondsece+d; hi+tende leg
heahgetimbro fylle+d on foldwong fyres egsan, widm+are 
bl+ast woruld mid ealle, hat, heorogifre.
<R 976>
Hreosa+d geneahhe tobrocene burgweallas.
<R 977>
Beorgas gemelta+d ond heahcleofu, [{+ta{] wi+d holme +ar
f+aste wi+d flodum foldan [{sceldun{] , sti+d ond st+a+df+ast, 
sta+telas wi+d w+age, w+atre windendum.
<R 981>
+tonne wihta gehwylce, deora ond fugla, dea+dleg nime+d,
f+are+d +after foldan fyrswearta leg, weallende wiga.
<R 984>
Swa +ar w+ater fleowan, flodas afysde, +tonne on fyrba+de
swela+d s+afiscas; sundes getw+afde w+agdeora gehwylc 
werig swelte+d, byrne+t w+ater swa weax.
<R 988>
+t+ar bi+d wundra ma +tonne hit +anig on mode m+age a+tencan,
hu +t+at gestun ond se storm ond seo stronge lyft 
breca+d brade gesceaft.
<R 991>
Beornas greta+d, wepa+d wanende wergum stefnum, heane,
hygegeomre, hreowum gedreahte.
<R 994>
Seo+te+d swearta leg synne on fordonum, ond goldfr+atwe gleda
forswelga+d, eall +argestreon e+telcyninga.
<R 997>
+d+ar bi+d cirm ond cearu, ond cwicra gewin, gehreow ond hlud
wop bi heofonwoman, earmlic +alda gedreag.
<R 999>
+tonan +anig ne m+ag, 
<P 31>
firend+adum fah, fri+d gewinnan,
legbryne losian londes ower, ac +t+at fyr nime+d +turh 
foldan gehw+at, gr+afe+d grimlice, georne asece+d innan ond
utan eor+dan sceatas, o+t+t+at eall hafa+d +aldes 
leoma woruldwidles wom w+alme forb+arned
<R 1007>
+donne mihtig god on +tone m+aran beorg mid +ty m+astan
m+agen+trymme cyme+d, heofonengla cyning, halig scine+d, 
wuldorlic ofer weredum, waldende god, ond hine ymbutan
+a+teldugu+d betast, halge herefe+dan, hlutre 
blica+d, eadig engla gedryht.
<R 1013>
Inge+toncum forhte beofia+d fore f+ader egsan.
<R 1015>
For+ton nis +anig wundor hu him woruldmonna seo uncl+ane
gecynd, cearum sorgende, hearde ondrede, +donne 
sio halge gecynd, hwit ond heofonbeorht, heagengla m+agen,
for +d+are onsyne beo+d egsan afyrhte, bida+d 
beofiende beorhte gesceafte dryhtnes domes.
<R 1021>
Daga egeslicast weor+te+d in worulde, +tonne wuldorcyning
+turh +trym +trea+d +teoda gehwylce, hate+d arisan
reordberende of foldgrafum, folc anra gehwylc, cuman to
gemote moncynnes gehwone.
<R 1027>
+tonne eall hra+de Adames cynn onfeh+d fl+asce, weor+te+d
foldr+aste eardes +at ende.
<R 1029>
Sceal +tonne anra gehwylc fore Cristes cyme cwic arisan,
leo+dum onfon ond lichoman, edgeong wesan.
<R 1032>
Hafa+d eall on him +t+as +te he on foldan in fyrndagum, godes
o+t+te gales, on his g+aste gehlod, geara gongum, 
hafa+d +atg+adre bu, lic ond sawle.
<R 1036>
Sceal on leoht cuman sinra weorca wlite ond worda gemynd 
<P 32>
ond
heortan gehygd fore heofona cyning.
<R 1039>
+donne bi+t geyced ond geedniwad moncyn +turh meotud.
<R 1040>
Micel arise+d dryhtfolc to dome, si+t+tan dea+tes bend
tolese+d [{liffruma{] .
<R 1042>
Lyft bi+d onb+arned, hreosa+d heofonsteorran, hy+ta+d wide
gifre glede, g+astas hweorfa+d on ecne eard.
<R 1045>
Opene weor+ta+d ofer middangeard monna d+ade.
<R 1047>
Ne magun hord [{weras{] , heortan ge+tohtas, fore waldende
wihte bemi+tan.
<R 1049>
Ne sindon him d+ada dyrne, ac +t+ar bi+d dryhtne cu+d on +tam
miclan d+age, hu monna gehwylc +ar earnode eces 
lifes, ond eall ondweard +t+at hi +ar o+t+te si+d worhtun
in worulde.
<R 1053>
Ne bi+d +t+ar wiht forholen monna gehygda, ac se m+ara d+ag
hre+terlocena hord, heortan ge+tohtas, ealle +atywe+d.
<R 1056>
+ar sceal ge+tencan g+astes +tearfe, se +te gode mynte+d
bringan beorhtne wlite, +tonne bryne costa+d, hat,
heorugifre, hu gehealdne sind sawle wi+d synnum fore
sigedeman.
<R 1061>
+donne sio byman stefen ond se beorhta segn, ond +t+at hate
fyr ond seo hea dugu+d, ond se engla +trym ond 
se egsan +trea, ond se hearda d+ag ond seo hea rod, ryht
ar+ared rices to beacne, folcdryht wera biforan 
bonna+d, sawla gehwylce +tara +te si+d o+t+te +ar on
lichoman leo+tum onfengen.
<R 1069>
+donne weoroda m+ast fore waldende, ece ond edgeong, ondweard
g+a+d neode ond nyde, bi noman gehatne, bera+d 
breosta hord fore bearn godes, feores fr+atwe.
<R 1073>
Wile f+ader eahtan 
<P 33>
hu gesunde suna sawle bringen of +tam e+dle
+te hi on lifdon.
<R 1076>
+donne beo+d bealde +ta +te beorhtne wlite meotude bringa+d.
<R 1077>
Bi+d hyra meaht ond gefea swi+de ges+aliglic sawlum to gielde, 
wuldorlean weorca. 
<R 1079>
Wel is +tam +te [{motun{] on +ta grimman tid gode lician.



