Adenydd ffydd yn awr pe cawn,
Tu fewn i'r llen ehedeg wnawn,
I wel'd y saint mor llawen sy,
Mewn gwynfyd a gogoniant fry.
Fel ninnau buont yn y byd,
Yn wylo'n bruddion lawer pryd,
Ymdrechu'n galed iawn â grym
Amheuon, ofnau, a phechod llym.
Gofynwn iddynt hwy yn brudd,
P'odd darfu iddynt gario'r dydd;
Hwy oll atebant, mai trwy boen
A gwaed y croeshoeliedig Oen.
Dilyn'sant gamrau'u Harglwydd Crist,
Trwy glod ac anghlod
trallod trist,
A gorthrymderau o bob rhyw,
Nes myn'd i'r wlad addawodd Duw.
Tragwyddol glod i'r Iesu glân,
Rhoi'i hun yn Batrwm wnaeth o'n blaen;
A'r cwmwl mawr o dystion maith,
Fel sêr i'n tywys ar ein taith.
Casgliad Samuel Roberts 1841
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If had the wings of faith now,
Within the curtain fly I would do,
To see the saints how joyful they are,
In blessedness and glory above.
As we they were in the world,
Weeping sadly many a time,
Struggling very hard with the force
Of doubts, fears, and sharp sin.
I would ask them sadly,
How did it happen for them to carry the day;
They all answer, that it is through the pain
And the blood of the crucified Lamb.
They followed the steps of their Lord Christ,
Through approval and disapproval
of sad trouble,
And afflictions of every kind,
Until going to the land God promised.
Eternal praise to holy Jesus,
Give himself as a pattern he did before us;
And the extensive, great cloud of witnesses,
Like stars lead us on our journey.
tr. 2015 Richard B Gillion
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Give me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.
Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.
I ask them whence their victory came:
They, with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to His death.
They marked the footsteps that He trod,
His zeal inspired
their breast;
And following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For His own pattern giv'n;
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to Heav'n.
Isaac Watts 1674-1748Hymns and Spiritual Songs 1707-9
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