Dyrchafwn yn llawen, mewn ysbryd diolchgar, Ein hanthem o foliant i gofio dy saint; Eu tristwch tra rhodient trwy lyn cysgod angau Sydd heddiw'n orfoledd - mawrygwn eu braint. Eu gwysio a gawsant, yn dorf o bob oedran, O gafell yr Eglwys ddaearol a'i gwaith; A'r Iesu'n ei gariad, o'r bedydd i'r allor, A'u gwisgodd â nerth i wynebu eu taith. Byth-sanctaidd yw'r mur a fu'n atsain eu moliant, A'r ddaear a sangent, anwyled in yw! Addefent nad oeddynt ond llesg bererinion, A'u cyrchnod gwastadol oedd dinas eu Duw. Gorfoledd yw coffa ffyddloniaid yr Iesu, Y daith a'i pheryglon ddirwynwyd i ben; Hoff blant y goleuni - eu haul mwy ni fachlud - Heb gwmwl na galar tu arall i'r llen!cyf. Thomas Davies, Trelech, 1859-.
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Let us raise up joyfully, in a thankful spirit, Our anthem of praise to remember thy saints; Their sadness while they walked through the valley of the shadow of death Who are today rejoicing - let us magnify their privilege. They got their summons, as a throng of every age, From the sanctuary of the earthly Church and her work; And Jesus loving them, from the baptism to the altar, Clothed them with strength to face their journey. Ever-sacred is the wall that echoed their praise, And the earth they trod, how dear to us it is! They would confess that they were only feeble pilgrims, And their constant goal was the city of God. Jubilation it is to remember the faithful ones or Jesus, The journey and its perils were wound up to an end; The fond children of the light - their sun never more shall set - Without a cloud or lamenting on the other side of the curtain!tr. 2019 Richard B Gillion |
In our day of thanksgiving one psalm let us offer For the saints who before us have found their reward; When the shadow of death fell upon them, we sorrowed, But now we rejoice that they rest in the Lord. In the morning of life, and at noon, and at even, He called them away from our worship below; But not till His love, at the font and the altar, Had girt them with grace for the way they should go. These stones that have echoed their praises are holy, And dear is the ground where their feet have once trod; Yet here they confessed they were strangers and pilgrims, And still they were seeking the city of God. Sing praise, then, for all who here sought and here found Him, Whose journey is ended, whose perils are past; They believed in the Light; and its glory is round them, Where the clouds of earth's sorrows are lifted at last.1894 William H Draper 1855-1933
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