He was a man of holy levynge,
Thow he had be the childe of God in blys,
Bothe wyse and woundyrfulle was his werkynge.
But aftere ȝour labour and ferre walkynge,
Takyth this loff and etythe sum bred;
And than wyl we have more talkynge
Of Cryst oure maystyr, that is now ded.
Christus. Bethe mery and glad, with hert fful fre,
ffor of Cryst Jhesu, that was ȝour ffrende,
ȝe xal have tydynges of game and gle