Iesu mae meddwl am dy hedd
O Iesu meddwl am dy hedd

(Jesu dulcis memoria)

"Bendithier Dy Enw gogoneddus
a dyrchafedig goruwch pob bendith a moliant."
Iesu, mae meddwl am dy hedd
  Yn lloni'm hysbryd i;
Ond O! melusach fydd dy wedd,
  A'th bresennoldeb cu.

Ni thraetha llais, ni thraetha cân,
  A'u doniau oll y'nghyd,
Felusach gair na'th enw glân,
  Iachawdwr mawr y byd.

O! obaith pob pechadur prudd,
  O! ffrynd y llariaidd rai,
I bawb a'th gais,
    yr wyt bob dydd
  Yn Dduw i faddeu bai.

I'r rhai a'th gânt,
    O wele fraint,
  Tu hwnt i'n meddwl ni,
Ni ddichon neb byth
    ddweyd ei maint,
  Ond dy anwylion cu.

Iesu, ein Duw a'n Brenin mawr,
  Ein gwerthfawr drysor ni
Bydd i ni'n oll yn oll yn awr,
  Ac yn y nefoedd fry.
Iesu, mae :: O Iesu,
Yn lloni :: Sy'n lloni
O! melusach :: faint melusach
gais, yr wyt :: geisia, rwyt
Iesu, ein :: O! Iesu'n

cyf. Aberth Moliant 1875

o'r Lladin
Jesu dulcis memoria
Bernard of Clairvaux 1091-1153

Tonau [MC 8686]:
Dundee / French (The CL Psalmes of David 1615)
Farrant (Richard Farrant c.1530-80)
St Stephen (William Jones 1726-1800)

gwelir:
  'Does eisiau'n bod nac ofn
  Gwaith griddfan sydd gan bwys euogrwydd du
  Meddwl am danat Iesu da
  O Iesu gwiw gwyn fyd a brofo'th Ddawn

"Blessed be Thy glorious Name
and exalted high above every blessing and praise."
Jesus, thinking about thy peace
  Is cheering my spirit;
But, oh, sweeter will be thy face,
  And thy dear presence!

No voice expounds, no song expounds,
  With all their talents together,
A sweeter word than thy holy name,
  Great saviour of the world.

O Hope of every sad sinner!
  O Friend of the meek!
To everyone who seeks thee,
    thou art every day
  A God to forgive a fault.

To those who possess thee,
    oh what a privilege
  Beyond our thought!
No-one will ever sufficiently
    tell his greatness,
  But thy dear darlings.

Jesus, our God and our great King,
  Our valuable treasure
Is to us our all in all now,
  And in the heavens above.
Jesus, ... Is :: O Jesus,
cheering :: Is cheering
oh! sweeter :: how sweeter!
::
Jesus, our :: O Jesus, our

tr. 2013 Richard B Gillion

 
 
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]:
Clairvaux (1910 Herman A Polack 1862-1930)
Metzler's Redhead (Richard Redhead 1820-1901)
St Agnes (John Bacchus Dykes 1823-76)

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

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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