Ladi to make· þe deuel dredi, [[Cross replies:]]
God schop me a scheld·, schame to schilde,
Til lomb of loue· dyede;
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And on me ȝeld þe gost· wiþ vois;
I· was chose· a Relik chois,
Þe signe of Ihesu cristes crois,
Þer dar no deuel· a-byde:
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Moni folk I· fende· from heore fos:
Cristes Cros· þis sawes seide:—
Heuene ȝates· weore closed clos [[crux respondit:]]
Til þe lomb· of loue dyede,
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Þis is write· in tixt· and glos:
Aftur Cristes deþ· prophetes preide:
Til þe lomb of loue· dyed and ros
In helle pyne· monkynde was teyde:
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At houre of his none;
Þe lomb of loue· seyde his þouȝt—
Nou is folfuld· þat wel is wrouȝt,
A Mon is out of bondes brouȝt
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And heuene dores· vndone:
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Wiþ þe Fader· þat al schal folfille,
His sone to heuene is an help,
I· was piler· and stod ful stille:
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After oþur ȝiftes· now gostes ȝelp,
Þe fend· þat al þis world wolde kille,
His swerd he pulte vp· in his kelp;
To helle he horlede· from þat hille,
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Beerynge· as a Beore whelp:
A beore is bounden· and beted;
Cristes Cros· haþ craked his croun,
