Christ III Back to lines 201 - 250
firenfremmendra, fela þrowade.
Magun leoda bearn leohte oncnawan
hu hine lygnedon lease on geþoncum,
1120 hysptun hearmcwidum, ond on his hleor somod
255 hyra spatl speowdon. Spræcon him edwit,
ond on þone eadgan ondwlitan swa some
helfuse men hondum slogun,
folmum areahtum ond fystum eac,
1125 ond ymb his heafod heardne gebigdon
260 beag þyrnenne, blinde on geþoncum,
dysge ond gedwealde. Gesegun þa dumban gesceaft,
eorðan ealgrene ond uprodor,
forhte gefelan frean þrowinga,
1130 ond mid cearum cwiðdun, þeah hi cwice næron,
265 þa hyra scyppend sceaþan onfengon
syngum hondum. Sunne wearð adwæsced,
þream aþrysmed; þa sio þeod geseah
in Hierusalem godwebba cyst
1135 þæt ær ðam halgan huse sceolde
270 to weorþunga weorud sceawian;
ufan eall forbærst þæt hit on eorþan læg
on twam styccum. þæs temples segl,
wundorbleom geworht to wlite þæs huses,
1140 sylf slat on tu, swylce hit seaxes ecg
275 scearp þurhwode. Scire burstan
muras ond stanas monge æfter foldan,
ond seo eorðe eac, egsan myrde,
beofode on bearhtme, ond se brada sæ
1145 cyðde cræftes meaht ond of clomme bræc
280 up yrringa on eorþan fæðm,
ge on stede scynum steorran forleton
hyra swæsne wlite. On þa sylfan tid
heofon hluttre ongeat hwa hine healice
1150 torhtne getremede tungolgimmum;
285 forþon he his bodan sende, þa wæs geboren ærest
gesceafta scircyning. Hwæt, eac scyldge men
gesegon to soðe, þy sylfan dæge
þe on þrowade, þeodwundor micel,
1155 þætte eorðe ageaf þa hyre on lægun.
290 Eft lifgende up astodan
þa þe heo ær fæste bifen hæfde,
deade bibyrgde, þe dryhtnes bibod
heoldon on hreþre. Hell eac ongeat,
1160 scyldwreccende, þæt se scyppend cwom,
295 waldende god, þa heo þæt weorud ageaf,
hloþe of ðam hatan hreþre. Hyge wearð mongum blissad,
sawlum sorge toglidene. Hwæt, eac sæ cyðde
hwa hine gesette on sidne grund,
1165 tirmeahtig cyning; forþon he hine tredne him
300 ongean gyrede, þonne god wolde
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