God him bad helden up hiſ hond to-ward ðiſ water, in a morgen q_u_ile ðe ſe luked, ſo god it wile,[297] 3276 [Fol. 64.] The sea covered the Egyptians, And on and on, ſwiðe litel ſtund, Egypcienes fellen to ðe grund;[298] and not one remained undrowned in that salt spot. Of hem alle bi-leaf non fot Vn-drincled i_n_ ðat ſalte ſpot.[299] 3280 Ðvs iſ iſrael of hem wreken, And here welðe iſ to londe weken, Wepen, and ſrud, ſiluer, and gold; wel hem mai ben ðe god beð hold! 3284 Moses made a new song, and taught it to the people. Moyſes ðor made a newe ſong, And tag[t]e it al ðat folc a-mong; Each day for a week it was sung over. And ilke dai ðat ſeuen nigt, Ones he ðor it ſungen rigt; 3288 [296] kindes? [297] At the bottom of this page is the catchword—"And on and on." [298] MS. grunð. [299] MS. ſwot. THE SOJOURN AT SHUR, ELIM, AND SIN. In memory of which are we wont to come seven times to the font at Eastertide. ðor-of in eſterne be we wunen Seuene ſiðes to funt cumen. Ðor q_u_iles he weren in ðe deſert, God tagte hem weie, wis and pert; 3292 A fair piler ſon hem on o nigt, And a ſkie[300] eu_er_e on daiges ligt. The fifth sojourn was in the wilderness of Shur; Ðe fifte ſuriuren ðat he deden, In ðe deſert ſur, on drie ſtede; 3296 three days the people were without water. ðre dages weren he ðider gon, ðat he ne funden water non; At Marah the waters were bitter, but A welle he funde at marath,[301] ðe water was bit_er_ and al wlath;[302] 3300 A funden trew ðor-inne dede a tree rendered them sweet. Moyſes, and it wurð ſwet on ðe ſtede. [Fol. 64b.] The sixth sojourn was at Elim,