''Crist'' ( Old English for ''Christ'') is the title of any of three Old English religious

poem Poetry (derived from the Greek '' poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings ...

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Exeter Book The Exeter Book, also known as the Codex Exoniensis or Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, is a large codex of Old English poetry, believed to have been produced in the late tenth century AD. It is one of the four major manuscripts of Old Engli ...

. They were during the late 9th and early 10th centuries believed to be a three-part work by a single author, but more recent scholarship has determined that the works are of differing origins. :'' Crist I'' (also ''Crist A'' or ''Advent Lyrics''), a poem in twelve sections on Christ's Advent written by an unknown author (or authors). :'' Crist II'' (also ''Crist B'' or ''The Ascension''), a poem on Christ's Ascension written by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf. :'' Crist III'' (also ''Crist C''), a poem on the Last Judgment written by an unknown author.

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The Old English poems, ''Christ I-III''

A Modern English translation
( PDF), by Charles W. Kennedy. From
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