[Fol. 1b.] Father, God of all things, FAder god of alle ðhinge, Almigtin louerd, hegeſt kinge, enable thou me to sing this world's creation, ðu giue me ſeli timinge To thaunen ðis werdes biginninge, 32 ðe, leuerd god, to wurðinge, Queðer ſo hic rede or ſinge! wrought with wit, wisdom, and good love. Wit, and wisdam, and luue godd, And fer ear biðohte al in his modd, 36 In the Creator's wisdom was all devised ere it came into being. In his wiſdom was al biðogt Ear ðanne it was on werlde brogt. In firme bigini[n]g, of nogt Heaven and earth were wrought when God bad exist time and place. Was heuene and erðe ſamen wrogt; 40 ðo bad god wurðen ſtund and ſtede, ðis middes werld ðor-inne[76] he dede, First all was night. Al was ðat firme ðroſing in nigt, Til he wit hiſe word made ligt; 44 Light came by God's word, that is, His Son. Of hiſe word, ðu wiſſike mune, Hiſe word, ðat is, hiſe wiſe ſune, ðe was of hin fer ear bi-foren He existed long before time. Or ani werldes time boren; 48 And of hem two ðat leue luuen, These two rule all things with wisdom. ðe welden al her and abuuen, ðat heli luue, ða[t] wiſe wil, ðat weldet alle ðinge wit rigt and [ſ]kil; 52 In the Godhead there are three persons of one counsel and might. Migt bat wit word wurðen ligt, (Hali froure welt oc ðat migt; [Fol. 2.] for ðhre p_er_ſones and on reed, On migt and on godfulhed.) 56 Light came at the divine command. ðo ſo wurð ligt ſo god it bad, fro ðiſterneſſe o ſunde[r] ſad;