Dal fi'n agos at yr Iesu

Dal fi'n agos at yr Iesu
  Er i hyn fod dan y groes;
Tra bwy'n byw ym myd y pechu
  Canlyn dani bura foes;
Os daw gofid a thywyllwch,
  Rho im argyhoeddiad llwyr–
Wedi'r nos a'r loes a'r trallod,
  Bydd goleuni yn yr hwyr.

Dysg im edrych i'r gorffennol,
  Hyn a ladd fy ofnau i gyd:
Dy ddaioni a'th drugaredd
  A'm canlynant drwy y byd;
Os daw deigryn, storm a chwmwl,
  Gwena drwyddynt oll yn llwyr;
Enfys Duw sy'n para i ddatgan
  Bydd goleuni yn yr hwyr.

Tywys di fi i'r dyfodol
  Er na welaf fi ond cam;
Cariad Duw fydd eto'n arwain,
  Cariad mwy na chariad mam.
Mae Calfaria'n profi digon,
  Saint ac engyl byth a'i gŵyr;
Er i'r groes fod yn y llwybyr
  Bydd goleuni yn yr hwyr.

Keep me near to Jesus
  Even if this be beneath the cross;
While I live in the world of sin
  Following under it purifies my life;
If grief and darkness come,
  Give me complete conviction -
After the night and the anguish and the tribulation,
  There will be light in the evening.

Teach me to look to the the past,
  This which kills alls my fears:
Thy goodness and thy mercy
  Which follow me through the world;
If tears, storm and cloud come,
  Smile through them all completely;
It is God's rainbow that continues to declare
  There will be light in the evening.

Lead me to the future
  Though I see but a step;
The love of God will still lead,
  Love greater than the love of a mother.
Calvary proves enough,
  Saints and angels ever know it;
Though the cross be in the path
  There will be light in the evening.

Keep me very near to Jesus

tr. Howell Elvet Lewis (Elfed) 1860-1953