Iesu annwyl gwrando fi
Iesu anwyl gwrando ni

Iesu annwyl, gwrando fi,
Mae trugaredd gyda Thi;
  At bwy'r af i ddweud fy nghwyn -
  Buost farw er fy mwyn.

Nid wy'n ceisio ger dy fron
Aur a pherlau'r ddaear hon;
  Iesu annwyl, gwna fi'n sant,
  Cymer fi yn un o'th blant.

Clywais ddweud fod plant fel fi
Yn y nefoedd gyda Thi;
  Os caf innau yna ddod,
  Canu a wnaf am byth dy glod.

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Iesu annwyl, gwrando ni,
Mae trugaredd ynot Ti;
  At bwy'r awn i ddweud ein cwyn?
  Buost farw er ein mwyn.

Clywsom am Dy garia Di -
Clywsom sôn am Galfari!
  Derbyn blant ym moreu oed -
  Ni wrthodaist neb erioed.

Clywsom ddweyd fod plant fel ni
Yn y nefoedd gyda Thi;
  Os cawn ninnau yno ddod,
  Canwn, canwn byth dy glod.
William Ambrose (Emrys) 1813-73

Tonau [7777]:
  Aeron (<1962)
  Bryn Morfa (Rhiannon Williams)
  Dilys (1930 Owen Roberts)
Iesu Tirion (Martin Shaw 1875-1958)
  Iesu annwyl gwrando fi (Tom Griffiths)
  Iesu annwyl gwrando fi (D A Jones, Caernarfon.)
Llanfrothen (J Watkin Jones 1904- )
Savannah (Foundry Collection 1742)
Sherborne (o Mendelssohn)

Dear Jesus, listen to me,
There is mercy with Thee,
  To whom I shall go to tell my plea -
  Thou didst die for me.

I am not seeking before thee
Gold and pearls of this earth;
  Dear Jesus, make me holy,
  Take me as one of thy children.

I heard say that children such as I
Are in the heavens with Thee;
  If I too may come there,
  Sing I will forever thy praise.

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Dear Jesus, listen to us,
There is mercy in Thee,
  To whom shall we go to tell my plea?
  Thou didst die for me.

We have heard about Thy love -
We have heard mention about Calvary!
  Receive children in the morn of age -
  Thou didst never reject anyone.

We have heard say that children like us are
Are in the heavens with Thee;
  If we too may come there,
  We will sing, sing forever thy praise.
tr. 2011 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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