Clyw, f'enaid, clyw
ganiadau yr angylion
Yn llenwi'r ddaear las
a glannau'r don;
A neges hyfryd gluda
nodau mwynion,
Am fywyd gwell,
heb bechod dan y fron.
Engyl yr Iesu,
engyl y wawr,
Canant eu croeso i blant
y cystudd mawr.
Awn rhagom, awn, yn sŵn
y nodau persain:
"Dewch, lesg eneidiau,
geilw Iesu chwi;"
A thrw'r tywyllwch dudew
clywir atsain,
Hyfrydlef yr efengyl ydyw hi.
Draw, draw ymhell, fel
clychau hwyrnos dawel,
Daw llais yr Iesu
dros y môr a thir,
Eneidiau dan eu baich
yn lluoedd ddychwel
At y Pen-bugail
wedi crwydro'n hir.
Cawn orffwys, cawn,
ar ôl blinderau'r yrfa,
Fe gilia'r nos, a
thyr y bore wawr,
Mwynha'r pererin, bellach,
hedd yng ngwynfa,
Paradwys yw ei gartref
ef yn awr.
cyf. David Lewis (Ap Ceredigion) 1870-1948
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Hear, my soul, hear the
songs of the angels
Filling the blue-green earth
and the shores of the wave;
And gentle notes convey
a delightful message
About a better life,
without sin under the breast.
The angels of Jesus,
the angels of the dawn,
They sing their welcome to the children
of the great tribulation.
Let us go onward, onward, in the sound
of the sweetly-sounding notes:
"Come, feeble souls,
Jesus calls you;"
And through the thick, black darkness
an echo is heard,
The delightful cry of the gospel it is.
Yonder, far yonder, like
the bells of a quiet, late night,
Comes the voice of Jesus
over the see and land,
Souls under their burden
in hosts return
To the Chief-shepherd
having wandered long.
We may get rest, we may,
after the griefs of the course,
The night retreats, and
the morning dawn breaks,
The pilgrims, henceforth, shall enjoy
peace in the blessedness,
Paradise is his
home now.
tr. 2019 Richard B Gillion
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Hark! hark, my soul! angelic
songs are swelling,
O'er earth's green fields and
ocean's wave-beat shore:
How sweet the truth those
blessèd strains are telling
Of that new life when
sin shall be no more.
Angels of Jesus,
angels of light,
Singing to welcome the
pilgrims of the night!
Onward we go, for still we
hear them singing,
Come, weary souls, for
Jesus bids you come;
And through the dark, its
echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home.
Far, far away, like bells
at evening pealing,
The voice of Jesus sounds
o'er land and sea;
And laden souls, by thousands
meekly stealing,
Kind Shepherd, turn their
weary steps to Thee.
Rest comes at length: though
life be long and dreary,
The day must dawn, and
darksome night be past;
Faith's journeys end in
welcome to the weary,
And Heaven, the heart's true home,
will come at last.
1854 Frederick W Faber 1814-63vv. 1,4,3,5.
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