Iesu mwyn fy Ngheidwad mawr

Gentle Jesus meek and mild

Iesu mwyn, fy Ngheidwad mawr,
Edrych arnaf fi yn awr;
  Er mai "plentyn bach" wyf fi,
  Gâd im' ddyfod atat Ti.

Fy nymunid penaf yw
Dyfod atat ti, O Dduw!
  Teyrnas gras yw'th deyrnas Di,
  O! rho ynddi le i mi.

Dyro galon fwyn i mi,
Ufudd fel dy galon Di;
  Rho dy anian yn fy mron,
  Gwna dy gartref byth yn hon.

Yna caf tra yn y byd,
Dy was'naethu Di o hyd,
  A cheir gweled ynof fi,
  Ddarlun gwan o honot Ti.
cyf. Robert M Jones (Meigant) 1851-99

Tôn [7777]: Iesu Mwyn (<1897 R T Roberts)

Gentle Jesus, my great Saviour,
Look upon me now;
  Although "a little child" am I,
  Let me come to thee.

My chief wish is
To come to thee, O God!
  A kingdom of grace is thy kingdom,
  O in it put a place for me!

Give a gentle heart to me,
Obedient like thy heart;
  Put thy nature in my breast,
  Make thy home forever in it.

Then I may get while in the world,
To serve thee always,
  And in me shall be seen,
  A weak picture of thee.
tr. 2020 Richard B Gillion
Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child;
  Pity my simplicity,
  Suffer me to come to Thee.

Fain I would to Thee be brought,
Dearest God, forbid it not;
  Give me, dearest God, a place
  In the kingdom of Thy grace.

Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb,
In Thy gracious hands I am;
  Make me, Saviour, what Thou art,
  Live Thyself within my heart.

I shall then show forth Thy praise,
Serve Thee all my happy days;
  Then the world shall always see
  Christ, the holy Child, in me.
Charles Wesley 1707-88
Hymns and Sacred Poems 1742

Tunes [7777]:
Gentle Jesus (1915 Martin Shaw 1875-1948)
  Gentle Jesus (<1897 R T Roberts)
Innocents ("Parish Choir" 1851)
Seymour (1826 Carl M F E von Weber 1786-1826)

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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