AMEN.

Sý swá thú-silf wilt,
Sóthfaesta Déma!

240 We thé, Engla God,

Ealle hériath,

Swá thú eart gewurthod
A on worulda forth.

IV. A PARAPHRASE OF THE “ GLORIA PATRI."

GLORY BE

Sý Thé wulder and lóf

Wide ge-openod

Geond ealle theóda;

Thanc and willa,

Maegen and mildse,

And ealles módes lufu;
Sóthfaestra sib,

And thin-silfes dóm

Woruld-gewlitegod;

10 Swá Thú wealdan miht

Eall eorthna maegen,

And uplyfte wind;

And wolcnu wealdest,
Ealle on-riht.

TO THE FATHER, AND TO THE SON, AND TO THE HOLY

GHOST.

Thú eart frófra Faeder,

And Feorh-hyrde;

Lifes Latteow,

Leohtes Wealdend;

Asundrod fram sinnum ;
20 Swá thín Sunu maera,
Thurh claene gecynde
Cyning ofer ealle,
Beald! gebletsod!
Bóca Láreow,

Heáh Hige-frófer.

AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING.

Swá waes on fruman

Freá man-cynnes

Ealre worulde

Wlite and frófer,

30 Claen and craeftig.

Thú gecyddest

Thaet thá thú, éca God!

Ana geworhtest,
Thurh hálige miht,

Heofenas and eorthan,

Eardas and uplyfte,
And ealle thing.

Thú settest on foldan

Swithe fela cynna,

40 And to-syndrodest híg

Siththan on manega.
Thú geworhtest,
Eca God!

Ealle gesceafta

On six dagum.

Seofothan thú gerestest

Thin faegere weore,
And thú Sunnan-daeg
Silf hálgodest;

50 And thú maersodest hine
Manegum tó helpe.

Thone heán daeg

Healdath and frithiath

Ealle tha-the cunnon
Cristene theawas,

Hálige heort-lufan,

And thaes Heáhstan gebod,
On Drihtenes naman;
And se daeg is gewurthod.

60

IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE.

And nú symle,

Thine sóthan weorc

And thine micele miht

Manegum swutelath

Swá thíne craeftas.

Híg cythath wide,

Ofer ealle would,

66

Ece standath

Godes hand-weorc;

Grówath swá thú hete."

70 Ealle thé hériath,

Hálige dreámas

Claenre stefne,
And Cristene béc,

Eall middan-eard ;

And we menn cwethath,

On grunde hér,

"Gode líf and thanc,

Ece willa,

And thin agen dóm !"

WORLD WITHOUT END.

80 And on worulda woruld
Wunath and ríxath

Cyning innan wuldre,
And his thá gecorenan,
Hálige gástas,

Wlítige englas,
Heáh-thrymnesse
And wuldor-gife;
Sóthre sibbe,

Sawla thancunge, 90 Módes mildse.

Thaer is seó maeste
Lufu háligdómes.
Heofonas syndon,
Thurh thín éce word,
Aeghwaer fulle.

Swá synd thine mihta,

Ofer middan-eard,

Swutole and gesýne,

Thaet thú híg silf worhtest.

100

AMEN.

We thaet sóthlice secgath, Ealle thurh claene gecynde, Thú eart Cyning on-riht,

Claen and craeftig.

Thủ gecyddest that,

Thá thú, mihtiga God!
Mann geworhtest,
And him on-dydest

Orth and sawle;

Sealdest word and gewit, 110 And waestma gecynde; Cyddest thine craeftas.

Swilc is Crístes miht!

V. HYMN TO THE TRINITY.

Eálá seó wlítige,

Weorthmynda full,
Heáh and hálig,
Heofuncund Thrýnes,

Bráde geblissad

Geond beorht-wongas!
Thá mid rihte sculon
Word-berende,

Earme eorth-wara,

10 Ealle maegene,
Hérgan heáhlice.

Nú us Haelend-God
Waerfaest onwráh,

Thaet we hine witan móton;

Forthón hý daed-hwaete,

Dóme geswithde,
Thaet sóthfaeste