Gwelais 'chydig o'r ardaloedd
Yr ochor draw i angeu a'r bedd;
Synodd f'enaid yn yr olwg,
Teimlais annherfynol hedd:
Iesu brynodd imi'r cwbl,
Gwnaeth â'i waed
anfeidrol Iawn;
Dyma rym fy enaid euog,
A fy nghysur dwyfol llawn.
Wedi cefnu ar
bob rhyw stormydd,
A'r tonnau mawrion oll ynghyd,
Tybiais fy mod yn y porthladd,
Tu draw i holl ofidiau'r byd;
"O! fy Nhad," medd f'enaid egwan,
"A gaf ti ddyfod i dy gôl,
A chanu'n iach i bob rhyw bechod,
A'm cystuddiau i gyd ar ol?"
"Ust! fy mhlentyn, taw, distawa,
Gwybydd di mai fi sydd Dduw;
Ymdawela yn f'ewyllys,
Cred i'm gofal
tra fych byw:
Os rhaid ymladd â gelynion,
Myfi, dy nerth,
a fydd o'th blaid;
Er gwanned wyt,
cei rym i sefyll,
A Mi'n gymorth wrth bob rhaid."
Bodlon ddigon, doed a ddelo,
Ond dy gael i mi yn Dduw:
Rhoist dy Fab i brynu 'mywyd
Trwy ddïoddef marwol friw;
Mi lecha'n dawel yn ei gysgod -
Yng nghysgod haeddiant
dwyfol glwy';
Darfyddaf byth
âg oll sydd isod,
Ac ymhyfrydaf ynot mwy.
Thomas Charles 1755-1814
Tonau [8787D]: gwelir: Boddlon fyddaf doed a ddelo Dyfais fawr tragwyddol gariad Edrych 'r wyf a hynny beunydd Wedi cefnu ar bob rhyw stormydd |
I saw a little of the regions
On yonder side of death and the grave;
My soul was surprise by the sight,
I felt an unbounded peace:
Jesus purchased for me the whole,
He made with his blood
an immeasurable Satisfaction;
This is the strength of my guilty soul,
And my full, divine comfort.
Having turned my back on
every kind of storm,
And the great waves altogether,
I supposed I was in the harbour,
Beyond all the griefs of the world;
"O my Father!" said my weak soul,
"Shall I get to come to thy bosom,
And bid farewell to every kind of sin,
Leaving all my afflictions behind?"
"Sush, my child! Silence, be quiet,
Know thou that I am God;
Quieten thyself in my will,
Believe in my care
while ever thou livest:
If there be need to fight with enemies,
Even I, thy strength,
shall be on thy side;
Although thou be so weak,
thou shalt get power to stand,
With me as a help in every need."
Sufficiently content, come what may,
Only to get thee as my God:
Thou gavest thy Son to purchase my life
Through the suffering of a mortal bruise;
I shall hide quietly in his shadow -
In the shadow of the merit
of a mortal wound;
I shall have done forever
with all that is below,
And boast in thee evermore.
tr. 2019 Richard B Gillion
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