Meddwl am danat Iesu da,
Sy'n felus yr awr hon;
Ond mil melusach
fydd Dy wel'd,
A gorphwys ger Dy fron.
Ni ddichon cān, ni ddichon sain,
Na chalon byth gael hyd
I enw gwell nag Iesu Grist,
Gwaredwr mawr y byd.
Gobaith pob calon ysig, friw,
Llawenydd, llariaidd rai;
i'r sawl a gwymp mor dyner wyt,
A dan, i faddeu'n bai.
Ond beth i'r rhai a'th gawsant Di? -
Pwy ddichon ddyweyd yn llwyr
Am gariad Iesu, Pa beth yw?
Neb ond dy saint a ŵr.
Iesu, ein hunig gān wyt Ti,
A'n huchel gamp o fri;
Ein holl ogoniant wyt yn awr,
A byth a fyddi Di.
cyf. Thomas Jones Humphreys 1841-1934
o'r Lladin Jesu dulcis memoria Bernard of Clairvaux 1091-1153 [Mesur: MC 8686] gwelir: 'Does eisiau'n bod nac ofn Gwaith griddfan sydd gan bwys euogrwydd du Iesu mae meddwl am dy hedd O Iesu meddwl am Dy hedd O Iesu gwiw gwyn fyd a brofo'th Ddawn |
Thinking about thee, good Jesus,
Is sweet now;
But a thousand times sweet
will be seeing Thee,
And resting before Thee.
No song suffices, no sound suffices,
No heart ever finds
A name better than Jesus Christ,
The great Deliverer of the world.
Hope of every trembling, broken heart,
Joy, of meek ones,
To those who fall how tender thou art,
And good, to forgive our fault.
But what to those who find Thee? -
Who is sufficient to tell completely
Of the love of Jesus, What is?
None but thy saints know.
Jesus, our only song art Thou,
And our high victory of renown;
Our whole glory thou art now,
And forever Thou shalt be.
tr. 2015 Richard B Gillion
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Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far
Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest name,
O Saviour of mankind!
O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!
But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is,
None but His loved ones know.
Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize will be;
Jesus be Thou our glory now,
And through eternity.
tr. Edward Caswall 1814-78
from the Latin Jesu dulcis memoria Bernard of Clairvaux 1091-1153
Tunes [CM 8686]: see also: Jesu the very thought is sweet! tr. J M Neale 1818-1866 Jesu thy mercies are untold tr. Edward Caswall 1814-78 Jesus thou joy of loving hearts tr. Ray Palmer 1808-87 O Hope of every contrite heart tr. Edward Caswall 1814-78 Of him who did salvation bring tr. Anthony W Boehm 1673-1722 |