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As he lay ano[th]er tyme ; in his reste any[z]t
He se[z] [th]e ioye of heuene ; [and] [th]e place [th]erinne wel bri[z]t
Angles he hurde also singe ; a murie song [th]er ninne
[th]at me singe[th] [z]ut in holi churche ; whan me do[th] [th]e masse singe
Kirieleysson . christeleyson ; was [th]e murie note [and] sons
[th]is holi man [th]at [th]is ihurde ; ne [th]o[z]ge hit him no[z]t longe
[para] Wel an[z]te he to heuene come ; after his ende day
Whan he [th]e while he was alyue ; so moch of heuene isay
Harpe he louede suy[th]e wel ; [th]eren he cou[th]e ynou[z]
A day he sat in sola[z] ; [and] a lay [th]eron drou[z]
[para] [th]e harpe he heng bi [th]e wowe ; [th]o hit was tyme to ete
[th]o hit was [z]are [th]erto ibrou[z]t ; he sat adoun at his mete
Of heuene he gan [th]enche sone ; of [th]e ioye [th]at was th[er]re
Of [th]e ioyfulle blisse [th]at [th]er was ; of hale wen [th]at [th]er were
He sat as he were ynome ; so moche [th]eron he [th]o[z]te
His harpe he heng bi [th]e wowe ; of wham he licte ro[z]te
Bigan to cu[th]e his holi [th]o[z]t ; ded treo [th]e[z] hi were
Al bi him silue he gan to harpe ; amurie steuene iwis
[th]at ine sige[th] [z]ut in holi churche ; [th]at an englisch is [th]is
Alle halewene soule glade beo[th] ; [th]at in heuene beo[th] ido
[th]at suye[th] oure louerdes way ; [and] for him schadde also
Here blod for his suete loue ; [th]erfore hi schulle wone
[and] kynges beo bouten ende ; wi[th] crist godes sone
[th]is anteyn [th]at murie is ; [th]at folc ihurde alle
Hou[th]e harpe song albi him silf ; [th]er he hong bi [th]e walle