The article discusses the search for Cynewulf's "carol" and Earendel mentioned by Erik Routley in his study, "The English Carol." It states that exploring the origins of the "carol" unearthed two Anglo-Saxon Advent texts which have the potential to be set to music and come up with an original "Old English carol." It also elaborates on the contribution of T. Tertius Noble and C. W. Stubbs in analyzing Cynewulf's "carol" and Earendel.