Ar sail yr apostolion pur

(Yr Eglwys)
Ar sail yr apostolion pur
  A sanctaidd lu'r proffwydi
Yr adeiladwyd Eglwys Dduw,
  A Christ yw'r Conglfaen ynddi.

Mewn undeb ysbryd caniatâ,
  O! Dduw, trwy dda ddysgeidiaeth,
In gael ein cydgysylltu oll
  Yn ddigoll adeiladaeth.

Yn gymeradwy deml i Ti
  Dymunem ni gynyddu;
Ac erfyn wnawn am sanctaidd lwydd
  Yn enw'r Arglwydd Iesu.
Robert Arthur Williams (Berw) 1854-1926

Tôn [MS 8787]: Sabbath (John Williams 1740-1821)

(The Church)
On the foundation of the pure apostles
  And the sacred host of the prophets
Was the Church of God built,
  And Christ is the Cornerstone in it.

In a spiritual union allow,
  O God, through good teaching,
Us to get reconnected
  In an unfailing construction.

As an acceptable temple to thee
  We wish to grow;
And plead we do for sacred prosperity
  In the name of the Lord Jesus.
tr. 2019 Richard B Gillion

The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh. A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.' (emulation by 'efel.'), an English translation by 'tr.'

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