This edition of the homily is cited from Rev. Morris's book The Blickling Homily of the Tenth Century.  
     
 

Men ša leofostan, hwaet nś anra manna gehwylcne ic myngie & lęre, ge weras ge wif, ge geonge ge ealde, ge snottre ge unwise, ge ža welegan ge ža žearfan, žęt anra gehwylc hine sylfne sceawige & ongyte, & swa hwęt swa he on mycclum gyltum ožže on medmycclum gefremede, žęt he žonne hrędlice gecyrre to žam selran & to žon sožan lęcedome; žonne magon we us God ęlmihtigne mildne habban; foržon že Drihten wile žęt ealle men sżn hale & gesunde, & to žon sožan andgite gecyrran, swa Dauid cwęž, 'ža eašmodan heortan & ža forhtgendan & ža bifigendan & ža cwacigendan & ža ondrędendan heoram scyppend, ne forhogaž ža nęfre God ne ne forsyž; ah heora bena he gehyreš, žonne hie to him cleopiaš & him are biddaž.'

  Magon we žonne nu geseón & oncnawan & swiže gearelice ongeotan žęt žisses middangeardes ende swiže neah is, & manige frecnessa ęteowde & manna wóhdęda & wonessa swiže gemonigfealdode; & we fram dęge to ožrum geaxiaš ungecyndelico witu & ungecynelice deažas geond žeodland to mannum cumene, & we oft ongytaž žęt arisež žeod wiž žeode, & ungelimplico gefeoht on wólicum dędum; & we gehyraž oft secggan gelome worldricra manna deaž že heora lif mannum leof węre, & žuhte fęger & wlitig heora lķf & wynsumlic; swa we eac geaxiaš mislice adla on manegum stowum middangeardes, & hungras wexende.
  & maing yfel we geaxiaž her on life gelómlician & węstmian, & nęnig gód įwunigende & ealle worldlicu žing swiže synlicu; & colaž to swiže seo lufu že we to urum Hęlende habban sceoldan, & ža godan weorc wé anforlętaž že we for ure saule hęle began sceoldan.
  Žas tacno žyslico syndon že ic nu hwile big sęgde be žisse worlde earfožnessum & fręcnessum, swa Crist sylfa his geongrum sęgde, žęt žas žing ealle geweoržan sceoldan ęr žisse worlde ende.
  Uton we nu efstan ealle męgene godra weorca, & geornfulle beon Godes miltsa; nu we ongeotan magon žęt žis nealęcž worlde forwyrde; foržon ic myngige & manige manna gehwylcne žęt he his agene dęda georne smeage, žęt he her on worlde for Gode rihtlice lifge, & ón gesyhže žęs hehstan Cyninges.
  Sżn we rummode žearfendum mannum, & earmum ęlmes-georne, swa us God sylfa bebeįd žęt we sože sibbe heoldan, & gežwęrnesse us betweonon habban; & ža men že bearn habban lęran hie žam rihtne žeodscipe, & him tęcean lķfes weg & rihtne gang to heofonum; & gif hie on ęnigum dęle wolice libban heora lif, sżn hie žonne sona from heora wonessum onwende, & fram heora unrihtum oncyrron; žęt we žurh žęt ealle Gode lician, swa hit eallum geleaffullum folcum beboden standež, nęs na žam anum že Gode sylfum underžeodde syndon mid myclum hadum, biscopas, & cyningas, and męssepreostas, & headiaconas, ac eac sožlice hit is beboden subdiaconum & munecum. & is eallum mannum nédžearf & nytlic žęt hie heora fulwiht hadas wel gehealdan.
  Ne beo nęnig man her on worldrice on his gežohte to modig, ne on his lichoman to strang, ne niža to georn, ne bealwes to beald, ne bregda to full, ne inwit to leof, ne wrohtas to webgenne, ne searo to renigenne.
  Ne žearf žęs nįn man wenan žęt his lichama mote ožže męge ža synbyrženna on eoržscrafe gebetan; ah he žęr on moldan gemolsnaž & žęr wyrde bidež, hwonne se ęlmihtiga God will žisse worlde ende gewyricean, & žonne he his byrnsweord getyhž & žas world ealle žurhslyhž, & ža lichoman žurh sceoteš, & žysne middangeard tocleofeš, & ža deadan upastandaž, biž žonne se flęschoma ascyred swa glęs, ne męg šęs unrihtes beón awiht bedigled.
  Foršon we habbaž nedžearfe žęt we to lange ne fylgeon unwit-weorcum, ac we sceolan us geearnian ža siblecan węra Godes & manna, & žone rihtan geleafan fęste stašelian on urum heortum žęt he šęr wunian męge & mote, & žęr growan & blowan; & we sceolan andettan ža sožan geleaffulnesse on urne Drihten Hęlende Crist, & on his šone acendan Suna & on šone Halgan Gast, se is efnéce Fęder & Sunu; & we sceolan gehyhtan on Godes ža gehalgodan cyricean & on ša riht-gelefedan, & we sceolan gelyfan sżnna forlętnessa & lichoman ęristes on domosClick for footnote dęg; & we sceolan gelefan on žęt ece lif & on žęt heofonlice rice žęt is gehaten eallum že nu syndan godes wyrhtan.
  Žis is se rihta geleafa že ęghwylcum men gebyreš žęt he wel gehealde & gelęste; foršon že nan wyrhta ne męg god weorc wyrcean for Gode buton lufon & geleafan.
  & us is mycel nedžearf žęt we us sylfe gešencean & gemunan & žonne geornost, žonne we gehyron Godes béc us beforan recceįn & rędan, & godspel secggan, & his wuldoržrymmas mannum cyžan.
  Vton we žonne georne teolian žęt we ęfter žon še beteran sżn & že selran for šęre lįre še we oft gehyrdon.