The Fates of the Apostles
hwæt ic þysne sang
siþgeomor fand
on seocum sefan
samnode wide
hu þa æþelingas
ellen cyþdon
torhte ond tireadige
twelfe wæron
dædum domfæste
dryhtne gecorene
leofe on life
lof wide sprang
miht ond mærþo
ofer middangeard
þeodnes þegna
þrym unlytel
halgan heape
hlyt wisode
þær hie dryhtnes æ
deman sceoldon
reccan fore rincum
sume on romebyrig
frame fyrdhwate
feorh ofgefon
þurg nerones
nearwe searwe
petrus ond paulus
is se apostolhad
wide geweorþod
ofer werþeoda
swylce andreas
in achagia
for egias
aldre geneþde
ne þreodode he fore þrymme
þeodcyninges
æniges on eorþan
ac him ece geceas
langsumre lif
leoht unhwilen
syþþan hildeheard
heriges byrhtme
æfter guþplegan
gealgan þehte
hwæt we eac gehyrdon
be iohanne
æglæawe menn
æþelo reccan
se manna wæs
mine gefrege
þurh cneorisse
criste leofast
on weres hade
syþþan wuldres cyning
engla ordfruma
eorþan sohte
þurh fæmnan hrif
fæder manncynnes
he in effessia
ealle þrage
leode lærde
þanon lifes weg
siþe gesohte
swegle dreamas
beorhtne boldwelan
næs his broþor læt
siþes sæne
ac þurh sweordes bite
mid iudeum
iacob sceolde
fore herode
ealdre gedælan
feorh wiþ flæsce
philipus wæs
mid asseum
þanon ece lif
þurh rode cwealm
ricene gesohte
syþþan on galgan
in gearapolim
ahangen wæs
hildecorþre
huru wide wearþ
wurd undyrne
þæt to indeum
aldre gelædde
beaducræftig beorn
bartholameus
þone heht astrias
in albano
hæþen ond hygeblind
heafde beneotan
forþan he þa hæþengild
hyran ne wolde
wig weorþian
him wæs wuldres dream
lifwela leofra
þonne þas leasan godu
swylce thomas eac
þriste geneþde
on indea
oþre dælas
þær manegum wearþ
mod onlihted
hige onhyrded
þurh his halig word
syþþan collenferþ
cyninges broþor
awehte for weorodum
wundorcræfte
þurh dryhtnes miht
þæt he of deaþe aras
geong ond guþhwæt
ond him wæs gad nama
ond þa þæm folce
feorg gesealde
sin æt sæcce
sweordræs fornam
þurh hæþene hand
þær se halga gecrang
wund for weorudum
þonon wuldres leoht
sawle gesohte
sigores to leane
hwæt we þæt gehyrdon
þurg halige bec
þæt mid sigelwarum
soþ yppe wearþ
dryhtlic dom godes
dæges or onwoc
leohtes geleafan
land wæs gefælsod
þurh matheus
mære lare
þone het irtacus
þurh yrne hyge
wælreow cyning
wæpnum aswebban
hyrde we þæt iacob
in ierusalem
fore sacerdum
swilt þrowode
þurg stenges sweng
stiþmod gecrang
eadig for æfestum
hafaþ nu ece lif
mid wuldorcining
wiges to leane
næron þa twegen
tohtan sæne
lindgelaces
land persea
sohton siþfrome
simon ond thaddeus
beornas beadorofe
him wearþ bam samod
an endedæg
æþele sceoldon
þurh wæpenhete
weorc þrowigan
sigelean secan
ond þone soþan gefean
dream æfter deaþe
þa gedæled wearþ
lif wiþ lice
ond þas lænan gestreon
idle æhtwelan
ealle forhogodan
þus þa æþelingas
ende gesealdon
twelf tilmodige
tir unbræcne
wegan on gewitte
wuldres þegnas
nu ic þonne bidde
beorn se þe lufige
þysses giddes begang
þæt he geomrum me
þone halgan heap
helpe bidde
friþes ond fultomes
hu ic freonda beþearf
liþra on lade
þonne ic sceal langne ham
eardwic uncuþ
ana gesecan
lætan me on laste
lic eorþan dæl
wælreaf wunigean
weormum to hroþre
her mæg findan
foreþances gleaw
se þe hine lysteþ
leoþgiddunga
hwa þas fitte fegde
feoh þær on ende standeþ
eorlas þæs on eorþan brucaþ
ne moton hie awa ætsomne
woruldwunigende
wyn sceal gedreosan
ur on eþle
æfter tohreosan
læne lices frætewa
efne swa lagu toglideþ
þonne cen ond yr
cræftes neosaþ
nihtes nearowe
on him nied ligeþ
cyninges þeodom
nu þu cunnon miht
hwa on þam wordum wæs
werum oncyþig
sie þæs gemyndig
mann se þe lufige
þisses galdres begang
þæt he geoce me
ond frofre fricle
ic sceall feor heonan
an elles forþ
eardes neosan
siþ asettan
nat ic sylfa hwær
of þisse worulde
wic sindon uncuþ
eard ond eþel
swa biþ ælcum menn
nemþe he godcundes
gastes bruce
ah utu we þe geornor
to gode cleopigan
sendan usse bene
on þa beorhtan gesceaft
þæt we þæs botles
brucan motan
hames in hehþo
þær is hihta mæst
þær cyning engla
clænum gildeþ
lean unhwilen
nu a his lof standeþ
mycel ond mære
ond his miht seomaþ
ece ond edgiong
ofer ealle gesceaft
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