The death of tankerfield.
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But loudly he denied the mass
And all the works of Rome,
So might not Babylonish tricks
Delay his passage home.
And all the works of Rome,
So might not Babylonish tricks
Delay his passage home.
A certain knight, who stood thereby,
Laid hold upon his hand.
Quoth he, "Good brother in the Lord,
Be strong in Christ, and stand."
Laid hold upon his hand.
Quoth he, "Good brother in the Lord,
Be strong in Christ, and stand."
"Oh, sir!" the martyr made reply,
"I give you thanks indeed.
May God be lauded, I am strong!"
With that they bade him heed.
"I give you thanks indeed.
May God be lauded, I am strong!"
With that they bade him heed.
And set the fire unto the pile:
When, as the flame shot high,
Unto the strong and mighty One
He powerfully did cry.
When, as the flame shot high,
Unto the strong and mighty One
He powerfully did cry.
Yea, from the depths uplifted he
A cry for help to God,
And homeward then, on fiery wings,
Right joyfully he rode.
A cry for help to God,
And homeward then, on fiery wings,
Right joyfully he rode.
