Melys iawn yw cwmni'r Iesu

Melys iawn yw cwmni'r Iesu
  Ar y ffordd i'r byd a ddaw;
Mae Ei wedd yn cymell canu,
  A gofidiau'n cilio draw;
    Cwmni'r Iesu,
  Dyma'r ffordd i'r nef yn ôl.

Tyner yw Ei galon gynnes,
  Llawn o ras a chariad Iôr;
Ac wrth bwyso ar Ei fynwes
  Ni gawn glywed sŵn y môr;
    Cwmni'r Iesu,
  Dyma'r ffordd i'r nef yn ôl.

Gorfoleddwn yn Ei enw,
  Canwn am Ei brod waed,
A dilynwn, ar Ei ddlw,
  Drwy y byd yn ôl Ei draed;
    Cwmni'r Iesu,
  Dyma'r ffordd i'r nef yn ôl.
Evan Rees (Dyfed) 1850-1923

Tôn [878747]: Cwmni'r Iesu
    (Morgan E Phillips, Blaenau Ffestiniog.)

Very sweet is the company of Jesus
  On the way to the world to come;
His countenance compels singing,
  And griefs retreat far away;
    The company of Jesus,
  This is the way back to heaven.

Tender is his warm heart,
  Full of grace and the Lord's love;
And while leaning on His breast
  We can hear the sound of the sea;
    The company of Jesus,
  This is the way back to heaven.

Let us rejoice in His name,
  Let us sing of His own blood,
And let us follow, after His image,
  Through the world in Him footprints;
    The company of Jesus,
  This is the way back to heaven.
tr. 2010 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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