ems ▁on ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁Ex eter ▁Book . ▁Cla es ▁Sch aar ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁between ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century . ▁▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁tri ad ▁of ▁Old ▁English ▁religious ▁po ems ▁in ▁the ▁Ex eter ▁Book , ▁known ▁collect ively ▁as ▁Christ . ▁Christ ▁compr ises ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁lines ▁and ▁de als ▁with ▁Christ ' s ▁Advent , ▁As c ension ▁and ▁Last ▁Jud gment . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁piece ▁completed ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁author , ▁but ▁the ▁poem ▁is ▁now ▁broken ▁up ▁into ▁three ▁parts . ▁ ▁Ex eter ▁Book ▁ ▁Christ ▁I ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁fol s . ▁ 8 a - 1 4 a ▁of ▁the ▁Ex eter ▁Book . ▁The ▁Ex eter ▁Book ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Old ▁English ▁poetry ▁containing ▁ 1 2 3 ▁fol ios . ▁The ▁book ▁contains ▁the ▁items ▁of ▁the ▁Cy new ulf ▁group , ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁Christ ▁I . ▁The ▁collection ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁religious , ▁alleg or ical , ▁and ▁category ▁po ems . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁included ▁within ▁Christ ▁I ▁selection ▁expand ▁upon ▁anti ph ons ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁“ O ▁Anti ph ons ”, ▁which ▁receive ▁their ▁name ▁because ▁they ▁all ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁Latin ▁inter jection ▁“