Ne pinenn himm, ne cwellenn himm,
Forr he ne deȝeþþ næfre.
Acc Drihhtin Godd warrþ her forr þe
Ȝe¯¯t lasse þann hiss enngell,
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& lahȝhre inoh, forrþi þatt he
Þe wollde ȝifenn bisne,
Þatt te birrþ aȝȝ þe sellfenn her
Þurrh soþ meocnesse laȝhenn,
& lætenn swiþe unnorneliȝ
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& litell off þe sellfenn.
Þatt hirdess wokenn o þatt nahht
Þatt Crist wass borenn onne,
Þatt wass swa summ hiss wille wass,
Forr þatt itt shollde tacnenn
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Þatt he forrþi wass wurrþenn mann,
Forr þatt he wollde sammnenn
An flocc off menn till Crisstenndom,
& till þe rihhte læfe,
Þatt sholldenn wurrþenn hise shep
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Þurrh heore unnshaþiȝnesse,
& sholldenn habbenn oferr hemm
Bisscopess, preostess, dæcness;
Forr þatt teȝȝ sholldenn hirdess ben
To ȝemenn hemm & gætenn,
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& ec forr þatt he wollde ben
Himm sellf u¯¯tnumenn hirde,
Swa þatt he wollde hiss aȝhenn lif
Forr hise shep forrlætenn.
