Pa beth yw cyfoeth druta'r byd, Ei aur i gyd a'i arian, Ond gwagedd a gorthrymder blin, Pe'u ceid i'w trin yn gyfan? Er ennill yr holl fyd yn grwn, Pa les wna hwn i'n henaid, Os, er ei gael, y byddwn byw O ras ein Duw'n amddifaid? Mwy golud dirmyg Crist a'i Groes, Er mynych loes a chleisiau, Na thrysor byd, ei barch, a'i glod, A sorod ei bleserau. Trwy ras dilynaf dan y Groes, Ar hyd fy oes, fy Iesu; Caf goron yn ei lle cyn hir Yn nefol dir y canu.Morris Williams (Nicander) 1809-74
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What is the world's most expensive wealth, All its gold and its silver, But emptiness and wearying oppression, It it were wholly had to deal with? Despite winning the whole world entirely, What benefit will that make for my soul, If, despite getting it, I should live Deprived of the grace of our God? More wealth of Christ's scorn and his Cross, Despite anguish and bruises, Than the world's treasure, its honour, and its esteem, And the dross of its pleasures. Through grace I shall follow under the Cross, Throughout my lifespan, my Jesus; I shall get a cross in its place before long In the heavenly land of singing.tr. 2018 Richard B Gillion |
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