me eardaþ æt æþele fultum þæs hehstan heofonrices weard þe me æt wunaþ awa to feore

ic to drihtne cwæþ þu me dyre eart fæle fultum hæbbe ic freond on him min se goda god and ic on þe geare hycge

forþon he me alysde of laþum grine huntum unholdum hearmum worde

he me mid his gesculdrum sceade beþeahte forþon ic under fiþrum fæle hihte

hwæt me soþfæstnes min scylde wiþ feondum ne þu þe nihtegsan nede ondrædest

ne forhtast þu þe on dæge flan on lyfte þæt þe þurhgangan garas on þeostrum oþþe on midne dæg mære deoful

fealleþ þe on þa wynstran wergra þusend and eac geteledra tyn þusendo on þine þa swiþran and þe ne sceaþeþ ænig

hwæþere þu þæs eagan eall sceawadest gesege fyrenfulra frecne wite

þu me eart se hehsta hyht halig drihten þu me friþstol on þe fæstne settest

ne mæg þe ænig yfel egle weorþan ne heard sweopu huse þinum on neaweste nahwær sceþþan

forþon he his englum bebead þæt hi mid earmum þe on heora handum heoldan georne þæt þu wilwega wealdan mostest

and þe on folmum feredan swylce þe læs þu fræcne on stan fote spurne

þu ofer aspide miht eaþe gangan and bealde nu basiliscan tredan and leon and dracan liste gebygean

forþon he hyhte to me ic hine hraþe lyse niode hine scylde nu he cuþe naman minne

he cigde me and ic hine cuþlice hold gehyrde and hine hraþe syþþan of earfoþum ut alysde

ic hine generige and his naman swylce gewuldrige geond ealle werþeoda and him lifdagas lange sylle swylce him mine hælu holde ætywe