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3Hwæt.
4Ic þysne sang siðgeomor fand on seocum sefan, samnode wide
5hu þa æðelingas ellen cyðdon, torhte ond
6tireadige.
7Twelfe wæron , dædum domfæste, dryhtne gecorene, leofe
8on life.
9Lof wide sprang, miht ond mærðo, ofer middangeard, þeodnes
10þegna, þrym unlytel.
11Halgan heape hlyt wisode þær hie dryhtnes æ deman sceoldon,
12reccan fore rincum.
13Sume on Romebyrig, frame, fyrdhwate, feorh ofgefon þurg
14Nerones nearwe searwe, Petrus ond Paulus.
15Is se apostolhad wide geweorðod ofer werþeoda.
16Swylce Andreas in Achagia for Egias aldre geneðde.
17Ne þreodode he fore þrymme ðeodcyninges, æniges on
18eorðan, ac him ece geceas langsumre lif, leoht unhwilen,
19syþþan hildeheard, heriges byrhtme, æfter
20guðplegan gealgan þehte.
21Hwæt, we eac gehyrdon be Iohanne æglæawe menn æðelo
22reccan.
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24þurh cneorisse Criste leofast on
25weres hade, syððan wuldres cyning, engla
26ordfruma, eorðan sohte þurh fæmnan hrif, fæder
27manncynnes.
28He in Effessia ealle þrage leode lærde, þanon lifes weg
29siðe gesohte, swegle dreamas, beorhtne boldwelan.
30Næs his broðor læt, siðes sæne, ac ðurh sweordes bite
31mid Iudeum Iacob sceolde fore Herode ealdre gedælan,
32feorh wið flæsce.
33Philipus wæs mid Asseum, þanon ece lif þurh rode cwealm
34ricene gesohte, syððan on galgan in Gearapolim
35ahangen wæs hildecorðre.
36Huru, wide wearð wurd undyrne þæt to Indeum aldre gelædde
37beaducræftig beorn, Bartholameus.
38þone heht Astrias in Albano, hæðen ond hygeblind, heafde
39beneotan, forþan he ða hæðengild hyran ne
40wolde, wig weorðian.
41Him wæs wuldres dream, lifwela leofra þonne þas leasan
42godu.
43Swylce Thomas eac þriste geneðde on Indea oðre dælas,
44þær manegum wearð mod onlihted, hige onhyrded,
45þurh his halig word.
46Syððan collenferð cyninges broðor awehte for weorodum,
47wundorcræfte, þurh dryhtnes miht, þæt he of
48deaðe aras, geong ond guðhwæt, ond him wæs Gad nama, ond
49ða þæm folce feorg gesealde, sin æt sæcce.
50Sweordræs fornam þurh hæðene hand, þær se halga gecrang,
51wund for weorudum, þonon wuldres leoht sawle
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53Hwæt, we þæt gehyrdon þurg halige bec, þæt mid
54Sigelwarum soð yppe wearð, dryhtlic dom godes.
55Dæges or onwoc, leohtes geleafan, land wæs gefælsod þurh
56Matheus mære lare.
57þone het Irtacus ðurh yrne hyge, wælreow cyning, wæpnum
58aswebban.
59hyrde we þæt Iacob in Ierusalem fore sacerdum swilt
60þrowode.
61ðurg stenges sweng stiðmod gecrang, eadig for æfestum.
62Hafað nu ece lif mid wuldorcining, wiges to leane.
63Næron ða twegen tohtan sæne, lindgelaces, land Persea
64sohton siðfrome, Simon ond Thaddeus, beornas beadorofe.
65Him wearð bam samod an endedæg.
66æðele sceoldon ðurh wæpenhete weorc þrowigan, sigelean
67secan, ond þone soðan gefean, dream æfter deaðe,
68þa gedæled wearð lif wið lice, ond þas lænan
69gestreon, idle æhtwelan, ealle forhogodan.
70Ðus ða æðelingas ende gesealdon, XII tilmodige.
71Tir unbræcne wegan on gewitte wuldres þegnas.
72Nu ic þonne bidde beorn se ðe lufige þysses giddes begang
73þæt he geomrum me þone halgan heap helpe
74bidde, friðes ond fultomes.
75Hu, ic freonda beþearf liðra on lade, þonne ic sceal langne
76ham, eardwic uncuð, ana gesecan , lætan
77me on laste lic, eorðan dæl, wælreaf wunigean weormum to
78hroðre.
79Her mæg findan foreþances gleaw, se ðe hine lysteð
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81hwa þas fitte fegde.
82F þær on ende standaþ, eorlas þæs on eorðan
83brucaþ .
84Ne moton hie awa ætsomne, woruldwunigende; W sceal
85gedreosan, U on eðle, æfter tohreosan læne
86lices frætewa, efne swa L toglideð.
87þonne C ond Y cræftes neotað nihtes nearowe, on him
88N ligeð, cyninges þeodom.
89Nu ðu cunnon miht hwa on þam wordum wæs werum oncyðig.
90Sie þæs gemyndig, mann se ðe lufige þisses galdres begang,
91þæt he geoce me ond frofre fricle.
92Ic sceall feor heonan, an elles forð, eardes neosan, sið
93asettan, nat ic sylfa hwær, of þisse worulde.
94Wic sindon uncuð, eard ond eðel, swa bið ælcum menn nemþe
95he godcundes gastes bruce.
96Ah utu we þe geornor to gode cleopigan, sendan usse bene on
97þa beorhtan gesceaft, þæt we þæs botles
98brucan motan, hames in hehðo, þær is hihta mæst, þær
99cyning engla clænum gildeð lean unhwilen.
100Nu a his lof standeð, mycel ond mære, ond his miht seomaþ,
101ece ond edgiong, ofer ealle gesceaft.
102Finit .