Hwæt! Crīst —
milde mǣgester ond mōd-rēþe,
wine trēowe ond se wīde-farenda wulf,
scop under swegle, sang-bǣre wreccea;
wæter-tredend, wætres brytta,
wīnes wyrhta, wedera stillend,
Gāst-blāwend, giefa þæs Gāstes;
dēma ond se dēora Ālīesend,
on gealgan āhangen, of grafe ārisen.
Attend! Christ —
mild master and fierce-of-heart,
faithful friend-lord and the far-wandering wolf,
singer under the heavens, song-bearing exile;
water-treader, dispenser of water,
wine's wright, stiller of storms,
Spirit-breather, giver of the Spirit;
judge and the beloved Redeemer,
hanged on the gallows, risen from the grave.