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þe myght of þe Fader almyghty,
þe witte of þe Son alytty,
And þe gudnes of þe Haligast,
A Godde and Lorde of myght mast,
Be wyth us and us help and spede,
Now and ever, in al our nede;
And specialy at this bygynnyng,
And bryng us alle til gude endyng.     Amen.

Before ar any thyng was wroght,
And ar any bygynnyng was of oght,
And befor al tymes, als we sal trow,
þe sam God ay was þat es now,
þat woned ever in his godhede,
And in thre persons and anhede.
For God wald ay with þe Fader and þe Son
And wyth þe Haligast in anhede won,
Als God in a substance and beyng
With-outen any bygynnyng;
Bygynnyng of hym, myght never nan be,
He was ay God in trinité,
þat was ay als wys and ful of wytte,
And als myghty als he es yhitte,
Whas myght and wytte of him-selve was tan,
For never na God was bot he alan.
(Vv. 1-24)