Crist (Old English for
Christ), is the title given to a triad of
Old English religious
poems in the
Exeter Book comprising a total of 1664 lines and dealing with
Christ's
Advent,
Ascension and
Last Judgment. It was originally thought to be one piece completed by a single author, but the poem is now broken up into three parts:
- Christ I (also Christ A or Advent Lyrics), a collection of twelve anonymous Old English poems dealing with Christ's Advent.
- Christ II (also Christ B), a poem written by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf on Christ's Ascension.
- Christ III (also Christ C), an anonymous poem on the Last Judgment.