Now we must praise the Guardian of heaven,
The mighty Creator, and his conception [creation],
The work of the Glorious Father, just as
The mighty Lord began to establish his wonders.
He, the Holy Creator, first fashioned the Earth for His children
With heaven as a roof. Then mankind's Guardian, the Almighty Lord,
Afterwards adorned the Earth with men.


Caedmon's Hymn -
Modern English
Now we must praise the Guardian of heaven,
The mighty Creator, and his conception [creation],
The work of the Glorious Father, just as
The mighty Lord began to establish his wonders.
He, the Holy Creator, first fashioned the Earth for His children
With heaven as a roof. Then mankind's Guardian, the Almighty Lord,
Afterwards adorned the Earth with men.


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