CHORUS:

be sweofa, cilda   cilda, be sweofa
hrǣde be sweofa   in hāda se be sweofa

V1
thurha hāda hleaha tu   tu oferhleahast
dǣga se and dǣga   sete wilast to faran
hrǣdlīc be sweofa in hāda se

V2
hwīla cilda in sweofa bith   e sculath far-cnāwan at hwa
hrǣdalīc te tu sweofast   te tu magast findan frēodenda 
at frēodenda mana lȳta maniga

V3
mana ǣla heordon at tu   sete wīlast stīgan at ǣla yfela
hwīla lihta hālig afa suna   cymath at me maniga,
te we sculon unsweofan at tu

V4
hwīla tu farast in landa   geuncnawed sweofenda
wera tu and wyfa tu     te we sculed singan for tu
te cilda me cymast at us

V5
cilda ǣla plegon   at se sagath spela ealda
te be winca and be sweofa   hrǣdalīc cilda gepleged
te be cilda sweofenda gо̄da

V6
ne be unsweofa   tu be sweofa maga
ic saga at se   hwīla be sweofa cilda gо̄da
te finda at gifta hāliga