 | An Old English miscellany containing A Bestiary, Kentish Sermons, Proverbs of Alfred, religious poems of the thirteenth century, from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bodleian Library, Jesus College Library, etc |  |
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XXII. Doomsday.
Hwenne ich þenche of domes-dai.
Ful sore ime adrede.
Þer schal after his [werk]
euch mon fongen mede.
Ich habbe crist agult.
wið þoȝtes and wið dede.
Lauerd crist godes sone.
wat is me to rede.
Ful sore ime adrede.
Þer schal after his [werk]
euch mon fongen mede.
Ich habbe crist agult.
wið þoȝtes and wið dede.
Lauerd crist godes sone.
wat is me to rede.
Þat fur schal kumen in þis world
On one sune-niȝte.
For-bernen al þis middelerd
so crist hit wolde diȝte.
Boþe in þe water and in þat lond
þe flures þat beoþ brihte.
Iherd beo þu lauerd
so muchel beþ þine mihte.
On one sune-niȝte.
For-bernen al þis middelerd
so crist hit wolde diȝte.
Boþe in þe water and in þat lond
þe flures þat beoþ brihte.
Iherd beo þu lauerd
so muchel beþ þine mihte.
Þe engles in þe dai-red
bleweð heore beme.
Þenne comeþ ure lauerd crist
his domes for to deme.
Ne helpeð hit noht þenne
to wepen ne to remen.
Þat haueð lutel idon
þat godd were icweme
bleweð heore beme.
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his domes for to deme.
Ne helpeð hit noht þenne
to wepen ne to remen.
Þat haueð lutel idon
þat godd were icweme
From þat adam was ischapen
to comen domes-dai.
Moni of þisse riche.
þat wereden foh and grei.
An rideþ uppe stede
and uppen palefrai.
Heo schulen atte dome.
suggen weilawei.
to comen domes-dai.
Moni of þisse riche.
þat wereden foh and grei.
An rideþ uppe stede
and uppen palefrai.
Heo schulen atte dome.
suggen weilawei.
Ne schulen heo nowðer fiȝte
mid schelde ne mid spere.
Mid helme ne mid brunie.
ne mid non oþer gere.
Ne schal þer nomon oþer.
mid wise wordes were.
Bute heore almesdede.
heore ernde schal bere.
mid schelde ne mid spere.
Mid helme ne mid brunie.
ne mid non oþer gere.
Ne schal þer nomon oþer.
mid wise wordes were.
Bute heore almesdede.
heore ernde schal bere.
Heo schulen iseon þe lauedi.
þat ihesu crist of-kende.
Bi-tweonen hire armes.
sweteliche he wende.
Þe wile þat we mihte.
to lute we hire sende.
Þat makede þe cwed
so fule he us blende.
þat ihesu crist of-kende.
Bi-tweonen hire armes.
sweteliche he wende.
Þe wile þat we mihte.
to lute we hire sende.
Þat makede þe cwed
so fule he us blende.
Heo schul iseon þene king
þat al þis world wrohte.
An uppon þe rode.
Mid stronge pine abohte.
Adam and his ofspring.
in helle he heom sohte.
To bidden his milce.
to late we beod bi-þohte.
þat al þis world wrohte.
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Mid stronge pine abohte.
Adam and his ofspring.
in helle he heom sohte.
To bidden his milce.
to late we beod bi-þohte.
Þer stondeþ þe riȝtwise.
on his riȝt honde.
An þe sunfule
so ateliche heo stondeþ.
Mid heore sunnen iwriten.
þat is so muchel schonde.
Þer hit schulen alle iseon.
al þat her weren a londe.
on his riȝt honde.
An þe sunfule
so ateliche heo stondeþ.
Mid heore sunnen iwriten.
þat is so muchel schonde.
Þer hit schulen alle iseon.
al þat her weren a londe.
Wið þe riȝtwise
he spekeþ wordes swete.
Comeþ her mine freond.
oure sunnes for to lete.
In mine fader boure.
ow is imaked sete.
Þer ow schulen engles.
ful sweteliche grete.
he spekeþ wordes swete.
Comeþ her mine freond.
oure sunnes for to lete.
In mine fader boure.
ow is imaked sete.
Þer ow schulen engles.
ful sweteliche grete.
Wið þe sunfule.
also ȝe mahen ihere.
Goð awariede gostes,
feondes ifere.
In-to berninde fur.
of blisse ȝe beoþ skere.
For ȝe owre sunnen.
of þisse worlde bere.
also ȝe mahen ihere.
Goð awariede gostes,
feondes ifere.
In-to berninde fur.
of blisse ȝe beoþ skere.
For ȝe owre sunnen.
of þisse worlde bere.
Bidde we ure lauedi.
swetest alre þinge.
Þat heo ure erende beore.
to þen heuonkinge.
For his holi nome
and for hire herendinge.
Þat heo ure sawle.
to heouerige bringe.
swetest alre þinge.
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to þen heuonkinge.
For his holi nome
and for hire herendinge.
Þat heo ure sawle.
to heouerige bringe.
| An Old English miscellany containing A Bestiary, Kentish Sermons, Proverbs of Alfred, religious poems of the thirteenth century, from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bodleian Library, Jesus College Library, etc | |