... (The work of the Glory-Father when he of wonders had,) Ece Drihten (eternal Lord, or onstealde established the beginning.) He aerest sceop (He first created Heofon to hrofe (Heaven as a roof, Tha ... 975) —an elegy or lament for the loss of one’s lord and companions; loneliness, exile, and utter desolation Heavy with the thought of mortality and the end of all being Speaker is in exile from ... token of G’s weakness and need for forgiveness Medieval Lyrics: Both Secular and Religious 13th – 15th Centuries Lyric poems, some of which were set to music Themes: love, the beauty of the...