Christ A, B, C

Old English · Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records · 1,664 sections

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beorhte bliceð. Swa hit on bocum cwiþ,
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siþþan of grundum godbearn astag,
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cyning clænra gehwæs, þa seo circe her
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æfyllendra eahtnysse bad
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under hæþenra hyrda gewealdum.
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þær ða synsceaðan soþes ne giemdon,
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gæstes þearfe, ac hi godes tempel
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bræcan ond bærndon, blodgyte worhtan,
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feodan ond fyldon. Hwæþre forð bicwom
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þurh gæstes giefe godes þegna blæd
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æfter upstige ecan dryhtnes.
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Bi þon Salomon song, sunu Dauiþes,
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giedda gearosnottor gæstgerynum,
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waldend werþeoda, ond þæt word acwæð:
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"Cuð þæt geweorðeð, þætte cyning engla,
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meotud meahtum swið, munt gestylleð,
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gehleapeð hea dune, hyllas ond cnollas
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bewrið mid his wuldre, woruld alyseð,
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ealle eorðbuend, þurh þone æþelan styll."
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Wæs se forma hlyp þa he on fæmnan astag,
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mægeð unmæle, ond þær mennisc hiw
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onfeng butan firenum þæt to frofre gewearð
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eallum eorðwarum. Wæs se oþer stiell
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bearnes gebyrda, þa he in binne wæs
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in cildes hiw claþum bewunden,
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ealra þrymma þrym. Wæs se þridda hlyp,
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rodorcyninges ræs, þa he on rode astag,
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fæder, frofre gæst. Wæs se feorða stiell
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in byrgenne, þa he þone beam ofgeaf,
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foldærne fæst. Wæs se fifta hlyp
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þa he hellwarena heap forbygde
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in cwicsusle, cyning inne gebond,
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feonda foresprecan, fyrnum teagum,
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gromhydigne, þær he gen ligeð
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in carcerne clommum gefæstnad,
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synnum gesæled. Wæs se siexta hlyp,
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haliges hyhtplega, þa he to heofonum astag
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on his ealdcyððe. þa wæs engla þreat
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on þa halgan tid hleahtre bliþe
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wynnum geworden. Gesawan wuldres þrym,
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æþelinga ord, eðles neosan,
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beorhtra bolda. þa wearð burgwarum
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eadgum ece gefea æþelinges plega.
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þus her on grundum godes ece bearn
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ofer heahhleoþu hlypum stylde,
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modig æfter muntum. Swa we men sculon
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heortan gehygdum hlypum styllan
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of mægne in mægen, mærþum tilgan
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þæt we to þam hyhstan hrofe gestigan
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halgum weorcum, þær is hyht ond blis,
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geþungen þegnweorud. Is us þearf micel
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þæt we mid heortan hælo secen,
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þær we mid gæste georne gelyfað
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þæt þæt hælobearn heonan up stige
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mid usse lichoman, lifgende god.
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Forþon we a sculon idle lustas,
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synwunde forseon, ond þæs sellran gefeon.
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Habbað we us to frofre fæder on roderum
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ælmeahtigne. He his aras þonan,
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halig of heahðu, hider onsendeð,
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þa us gescildaþ wið sceþþendra
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eglum earhfarum, þi læs unholdan
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wunde gewyrcen, þonne wrohtbora
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in folc godes forð onsendeð
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of his brægdbogan biterne stræl.
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Forþon we fæste sculon wið þam færscyte
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symle wærlice wearde healdan,
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þy læs se attres ord in gebuge,
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biter bordgelac, under banlocan,
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feonda færsearo. þæt bið frecne wund,
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blatast benna. Utan us beorgan þa,
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þenden we on eorðan eard weardien;
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utan us to fæder freoþa wilnian,
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biddan bearn godes ond þone bliðan gæst
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þæt he us gescilde wið sceaþan wæpnum,
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laþra lygesearwum, se us lif forgeaf,
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leomu, lic ond gæst. Si him lof symle
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þurh woruld worulda, wuldor on heofnum.
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Ne þearf him ondrædan deofla strælas
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ænig on eorðan ælda cynnes,
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gromra garfare, gif hine god scildeþ,
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duguða dryhten. Is þam dome neah
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þæt we gelice sceolon leanum hleotan,
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swa we widefeorh weorcum hlodun
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geond sidne grund. Us secgað bec
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hu æt ærestan eadmod astag
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in middangeard mægna goldhord,
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in fæmnan fæðm freobearn godes,
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halig of heahþu. Huru ic wene me
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ond eac ondræde dom ðy reþran,
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ðonne eft cymeð engla þeoden,
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þe ic ne heold teala þæt me hælend min
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on bocum bibead. Ic þæs brogan sceal
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geseon synwræce, þæs þe ic soð talge,
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þær monig beoð on gemot læded
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fore onsyne eces deman.
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þonne ᚳ cwacað, gehyreð cyning mæðlan,
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rodera ryhtend, sprecan reþe word
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þam þe him ær in worulde wace hyrdon,
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þendan ᚣ ond ᚾ yþast meahtan

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