ic andette ecne drihten þæne goodan god forþan ic hine gleawne wat is his mildheortnes mycel to worulde

secge þæt nu-þa þæt hi sylfa god alysde lifes weard laþum of handa and hi of sidfolcum gesamnade

fram uppgange æryst sunnan oþþæt heo gewiteþ on westrodur and fram sæ norþan swycedan geond westen ne meahton ceastre weg cuþne mittan þe hi eardunge on genaman

hæfde hi hungor and þurst heard gewyrded þæt him frecne on feorh aþolude

and hi þa on þære costunge cleopedan to dryhtne and he hi of þam earfeþum eallum alysde

hi þa gelædde lifes ealdor þær hi on rihtne weg ricene eodan oþþæt hi cuþlice on becwoman to hiora cestre eardungstowe

forþon hi mildheortnesse mihtigan drihtnes ealle andettaþ and eac sæcgeaþ mycel wundur hys manna bearnum

forþon he gesedeþ sawle idle and þa hungrian her mid godum fæste gefylleþ to feore syþþan

þa þe her on þystrum þrage sæton and on deaþes scuan deorcum lifdan gebundene bealuwe feterum on wædle wrace and on iserne

forþon hi dydan drihtnes spræce æghwæs ægype and his geþeaht swylce þæs heahstan him hæfdan on bysmer

hiora heorte wæs hean on gewinnum and untrume ealle wæran næfdan þa on foldan fultum ænne

hi on costunge cleopedan to drihtne and he hi of þam earfoþum eallum alysde

and he hi of þam þystrum þanon alædde and of deaþes scuan deorcum generede and heora bendas towearp bitre sneome

forþan hi mildheort mod mihtigan drihtnes ealle andettan and eac cweþan mycel wundur his ofer manna bearn

forþon he æren dor eaþe gescæneþ and iserne steng ana gebigeþ

he hi of unrihtum ealle swylce þam wraþan wege wis alædeþ þær hi wæron on woo ær wraþe besmitene

hi onhysctan æghwylcne mete mode mægen heora oþ unmihte þæt hy wiþ deaþa duru drencyde wæran

þa hi on costunge cleopedan to drihtne and he hi of þam earfoþum eallum alysde

he him wisfæstlic word onsende þurh þæt hi hrædlice hælde wæron and of heora forwyrde wurdan generede

forþon hi nu andettan ecum drihtne þæt he milde wearþ manna cynne mycel ys his wundur ofer manna bearn

hi him sculon laces lof lustum bringan and his weorc wynsum wide sæcgean

þa þe sæ seceaþ mid scipe liþaþ wyrceaþ weorc mænig on wæterþryþum

hi drihtnes weorc digul gesawon and his wundra wearn on wætergrundum

gif he sylfa cwyþ sona ætstandaþ ystige gastas ofer egewylmum beoþ heora yþa up astigene

þa to heofenum up heah astigaþ nyþer gefeallaþ under neowulne grund oft þa on yfele eft aþindaþ

gedrefede þa deope syndan hearde onhrerede her anlicast hu druncen hwylc gedwæs spyrige ealle heora snytru beoþ yfele forglendred

hi on costunge cleopedan to drihtne and he hi of earfeþum eallum alysde

he yste mæg eaþe oncyrran þæt him windes hweoþu weorþeþ smylte and þa yþe eft swygiaþ bliþe weorþaþ þa þe brimu weþaþ

and he hi on hælo hyþe gelædde swa he hira willan wyste fyrmest and he hig of earfoþum eallum alysde

hi andettan ealle drihtne hu he milde wearþ manna cynne mære synd his wundur ofer manna bearn

forþon hine on cyrcean cristenes folces hean ahebbaþ and him hælu and lof on sotelum soþfæstra secgean to worulde

he on westenne wynne streamas soþfæst sette þær he sarig folc geþewde þurste þa blissade

he þa weaxendan wende eorþan on sealtne mersc for synndædum þara eardendra þe hire on lifdan

westen he geworhte on widne mere and swylce eorþan eac butan wætre on utgange æþelast burnan

þær he hungrium ham staþelude and þær gesetton swylce ceastre þær hi eard namon awa syþþan

hi wingeardas wyrcean ongunnon sæde seowan syþþan growan lungre land heora aloden wæstmum

þa he bletsade and hi brade þa weoxan weorþlice wide greowan næs heora neata nan geyfelad

oft hi fea wurdan feondum geswencte fram þære costunge þe him becwom æfter sares and yfeles þe hi syþþan begeat

syþþan hi forhogedan halige lare hiora ealdormen ealle wæron sare beswicene swicedan oftust and on wegas werige wendan hwilum of

þær he þearfendra þa miltsude and hi of wædle wean alysde sette heora staþol sceapum anlice

syþþan þæt soþfæste geseoþ sniome æfter bliþe weorþaþ beot geþenceaþ þæt unrihta gehwylc eft oncyrreþ and his sylfes muþ symble hemneþ

hwylc is wisra nu wel snotera þe þas mid gehygde healdan cunne and milde mod mihtigan drihtnes full gleawlice ongite syþþan