Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.

                                
                                  With stronge stormys sykyrlyche,
                                
                                  And alle the stonys moche & lyte
                                
                                  Scholle to-gedyr sore smyte;
                                
                                  Alle the worlle schalle to-dryve;
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                                  Wo be þey þatt ben on lyve!
                                
                                  The rayn bowe Iwryyd schalle be,
                                
                                  Grymlyche In syȝth for to see.
                                
                                  Than the deuelyn schalle swyde ren,
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                                  And for fere to helle torn;
                                
                                  God wille say, "ther schull ye be,
                                
                                  Ther schall ye wone & be war [[? war be]] :"
                                
                                  God grownte so to be-tyde
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                                  Thatt we may be on bettyr syde!
                                
                                  The xij day ys dredfulle than;
                                
                                  For than was neuer schappe of man
                                
                                  That wolle þatt god dyd hym ryth,
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                                  Yff he dyrst, & most of myth.
                                
                                  Angelys thatt hym seruyn alle,
                                
                                  Scholl for vs vppon kneys falle,
                                
                                  To goddys feett for our syn;
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                                  And for the loue of all man kyn.
                                
                                  Lord we be-seche the
                                
                                  In þi mercy for to be!
                                
                                  Dredfully comyth the xiij day
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                                  To all þatt Abyde hytt may.
                                
                                  Fro the begynnynge of Adamys com
                                
                                  Tylle the end of þe day of doome,
                                
                                  Ne myth no man in booke rede
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                                  Half the sorow, noþer half þe drede,
                                
                                  That god schalle say than
                                
                                  When he comyth down yn schappe of man;
                                
                                  For alle the stonys grett and smale
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                                  Thatt byth in erthe withoutyn tale,
                                
                                  All they schalle to-gedyr drynge,
                                
                                  And euerychon to oþer dynge;
                                
                                  They schall ryse & grynd so

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Title: Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.
Author: Furnivall, Frederick James, ed. 1825-1910,
Canvas: Page 122
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.,; 1867, reprinted 1895.
Subject terms: English poetry; Religious poetry, English.

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