EVERYMAN. Thanked be God for His gracious work! For now I will my penance begin: This hath rejoiced and lighted my heart, Though the knots be painful and hard within. KNOWLEDGE. Everyman, your penance look that ye fulfil, What pain that ever it to you be, And Knowledge will give you counsel at will, How your accounts ye shall make clearly. EVERYMAN. Oh eternal God! Oh heavenly figure! O way of righteousness! Oh goodly vision! Which descended down in a virgin pure, Because He would every man to redeem, Which Adam forfeited by his disobedience; Oh blessed Godhead elect and high divine, Forgive me my grievous offence! Here I cry thee mercy in this presence. Oh Ghostly treasure! O Ransomer and Redeemer Of all the world! Hope and Conductor! Mirror of joy and Founder of mercy, Which illumineth heaven and earth thereby, Hear my clamorous complaint, though it late be! Receive my prayers, of thy benignity! Though I be a sinner most abominable, Yet let my name be written in Moses' table! Oh Mary! pray to the Maker of all thing, Me for to help at my ending! And save me from the power of my enemy, For death assaileth me strongly; And, Lady, that I may by means of thy prayer, Of thy Son's glory to be partaker, By the means of His Passion, I it crave: I beseech you, help my soul to save! Knowledge, give me the scourge of penance; My flesh therewith shall give a quittance-- I will now begin, if God give me grace. KNOWLEDGE. Everyman, God give you time and space! Thus I bequeath you in the hands of our Saviour; Thus may you make your reckoning sure. EVERYMAN. In the name of the Holy Trinity, My body sore punished shall be! Take this, body, for the sin of the flesh, Also thou delightest to go gay and fresh, And in way of damnation thou did me bring, Therefore suffer now strokes and punishing! Now of penance I will wade the water clear, To save me from hell and from the fire. GOOD DEEDS. I thank God, now I can walk and go! I am delivered of my sickness and woe; Therefore with Everyman I will go, and not spare; His good works I will help him to declare. KNOWLEDGE. Now, Everyman, be merry and glad! Your Good Deeds do come, ye may not be sad. Now is your Good Deeds whole and sound, Going upright upon the ground. EVERYMAN. My heart is light, and shall be evermore: Now will I smite faster than I did before. GOOD DEEDS. Everyman, pilgrim, my special friend, Blessed be thou without end! For thee is prepared the eternal glory. Ye have me made whole and sound, Therefore I will abide with thee in every stound. EVERYMAN. Welcome, my Good Deeds! now I hear thy voice I weep for very sweetness of love.