O b'le daw'n gwan feddyliau prudd? Bl'e ffodd ein cryfder ni a'n ffydd? A ddarfu i'r fall a phechod ladd? Ein holl gyssuron o bob gradd. A 'nghof'som ni'r galluog Iôr A wnaeth y ddaear oll a'r môr? A all y fraich a wnaeth bob peth Ddiffygio dim neu fyn'd ar feth? Trysorau o nerth trag'wyddol sy' Yn ein Jehofa nefol fry; Rhydd oruchafiaeth i'r di-rym, A sathra'i holl elynion llym. Nerth dyn yn unig a wanhâ, A chryfder ie'ngctyd blino wna; Ond ni fy'n disgwyl wrth ein Duw, Cawn nerth fwy-fwy tra f'om yn byw. Saint fel eryrod hedeg wnant, A phrawf o'r gwynfyd nefol cânt Ne's delont i'r dedwydd dir; Lle mae digryfwch perffaith pur.tr. Dafydd Jones 1711-77 Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol 1775 [Mesur: MH 8888] |
From where come our weak, sad thoughts? Where fled our strength and our faith? Vanish to the pestilence and killing sin shall All our comforts of every degree? And have we remembered the mighty Lord Who made all the earth and the sea? And can the arm that made everything Fail at all or decline? The treasures of eternal power are In our heavenly Jehovah above; He gives victory to those without force, And he shall trample all their keen enemies. The power of man shall only weaken, And the strength of the young weary it shall; But we who wait for our God, Shall get power more and more while ever we are living. Saints like eagles fly they shall, And an experience of the heavenly bliss they shall get Until they come to the happy land; Where there is perfect, pure, pleasure.tr. 2015 Richard B Gillion |
Whence do our mournful thoughts arise? And where's our courage fled? Have restless sin and raging hell Struck all our comforts dead? Have we forgot th' almighty name That formed the earth and sea? And can an all-creating arm Grow weary or decay? Treasures of everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell; He gives the conquest to the weak And treads their foes to hell. Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease: But we that wait upon the Lord Shall feel our strength increase. The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, And taste the promised bliss, Till their unwearied feet arrive Where perfect pleasure is.Isaac Watts 1674-1748 Hymns and Spiritual Songs 1707
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