Christ III Back to lines 651 - 700
synne cwižaš; ac hy to siš doš
gęstum helpe, šonne žęs giman nele
weoruda waldend, hu ža womsceažan
1570 hyra ealdgestreon on ža openan tid
705 sare greten. Ne biž žęt sorga tid
leodum alyfed, žęt žęr lęcedom
findan mote, se že nu his feore nyle
hęlo strynan ženden her leofaš.
1575 Ne biš žęr ęngum godum gnorn ętywed,
710 ne nęngum yflum wel, ac žęr ęghwęžer
anfealde gewyrht ondweard wigeš.
Foršon sceal onettan, se že agan wile
lif ęt meotude, ženden him leoht ond gęst
1580 somodfęst seon. He his sawle wlite
715 georne bigonge on godes willan,
ond węr weorše worda ond dęda,
žeawa ond gežonca, ženden him žeos woruld,
sceadum scrižende, scinan mote,
1585 žęt he ne forleose on žas lęnan tid
720 his dreames blęd ond his dagena rim,
ond his weorces wlite ond wuldres lean,
žętte heofones cyning on ža halgan tid
sošfęst syleš to sigorleanum
1590 žam že him on gęstum georne hyraš.
725 žonne heofon ond hel hęleža bearnum,
fira feorum, fylde weoržeš.
Grundas swelgaš godes ondsacan,
lacende leg lašwende men,
1595 žreaš žeodsceažan, ond no žonan lęteš
730 on gefean faran to feorhnere,
ac se bryne bindeš bidfęstne here,
feoš firena bearn. Frecne me žinceš
žęt žas gęstberend giman nellaš,
1600 men on mode, žonne man fremmaš,
735 hwęt him se waldend to wrace gesette,
lažum leodum. žonne lif ond deaš
sawlum swelgaš. Biš susla hus
open ond ošeawed, ašlogum ongean,
1605 šęt sceolon fyllan firengeorne men
740 sweartum sawlum. žonne synna to wrace
scyldigra scolu ascyred weoržeš
heane from halgum on hearmcwale.
šęr sceolan žeofas ond žeodsceažan,
1610 lease ond forlegene, lifes ne wenan,
745 ond mansworan moržorlean seon,
heard ond heorogrim. žonne hel nimeš
węrleasra weorud, ond hi waldend giefeš
feondum in forwyrd; fa žrowiaš
1615 ealdorbealu egeslic. Earm biš se že wile
750 firenum gewyrcan, žęt he fah scyle
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