Iss all bifundenn swa summ itt
Inn oþerr werelld wære.
& ȝuw birrþ witenn þohh swa þehh
Þohh Sannt Johan Bapptisste
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Nass nohht himm sellf þatt soþe lihht,
Þatt comm þurrh Crist to manne,
Þatt lihht tatt lihhteþþ iwhillc mann
Þatt lihhtedd iss onn erþe,
Þohhwheþþre, witt tu wel þatt he
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Wass aness kinness leme.
He wass þatt lihht þatt lihhtedd wass
Þurrh Cristess soþe leme,
He wass tatt lihht tatt ȝaff uss lihht
Acc nohht tohh þurrh himm sellfenn;
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Forr þurrh þatt he wass filledd all
Off Haliȝ Gastess lare,
Þær þurrh ȝaff himm þe Laferrd Crist
To lihhtenn menness herrtess,
Þurrh fulluhht & þurrh spell off Crist
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& ec þurrh haliȝ bisne.
Acc Crist himm sellf he wass soþ lihht
Þatt shan all þurrh himm sellfenn,
Þatt lihhteþþ all þatt lihhtedd iss,
To gan þe rihhte weȝȝe.
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& Godess Word, soþ leme & lihht
Wass i þe werelld fundenn,
Soþ Godd off Godd, soþ mann off mann,
An had off þrinne kinde;
