The ‘Heliand’ in HTML

Father of us, who art all Thy folk-bairns,

Thou who art on high in the kingdom of Heaven,

Hallowed Thy name here in every world,

Thy kingdom come in strength and craft,

Thy will be done over all the world;

As here on earth; so there above

On high in the kingdom of Heaven.

Give us each day, good Lord, Thy gracious guidance,

Thy holy help, and absolve us, O Warder of Heaven,

From the manifold mischief we do against mankind.

Let not loathsome wights lead us astray,

As is their will and as we are worthy;

But help us against all our evil deeds.

That thou shalt not slay;

Neither commit adultery;

Nor steal nor cause strife;

nor swear falsely,

nor bear thou false witness nor be thou too stubborn of mind,

Nor hating nor hateful; commit thou no robbery.

Forsake thou all envy; to thine elders show kindness, to thy father and mother.

Be thou fair to thy friends,

to thy nearest be gracious.

Then wilt thou be granted joy in the kingdom of Heaven, if thou wilt keep this and follow God’s teachings.

The Heliand

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The Heliand is a retelling of the Gospel in Old Saxon. It uses cultural reference-points