Hyn yw 'mhleser, hyn yw f'ymffrost,
Hyn yw 'nghysur yn y byd -
'Mod i'n caru'r addfwyn Iesu;
Dyna'm meddiant oll i gyd:
Mwy yw 'nhrysor
Nag a fedd y byd o'i fron.
Ac ni allaf fyth fynegu
Pe anturiwn, tra fawn byw,
Pa mor hyfryd, pa mor felus,
Pa mor gryf, Ei gariad yw:
Fflam ddiderfyn
Ddaeth o ganol
nef i lawr.
Yn y bywyd byth a bery,
Câf fi ddwfn chwilio i maes
Faith ddyfnderoedd cariad dwyfol,
A changhenau nefol râs;
Eangir f'enaid
I wel'd dadguddiadau'r nef.
Derfydd awyr, derfydd daear,
Derfydd grëwyd
îs y ne',
Derfydd haul, a sêr, a lleuad,
Daw tywyllwch yn eu lle;
Fyth ni dderfydd
Canu iachawdwriaeth grâs,
Bydd cerubiaid, a seraphiaid,
Ac angylion nef yn un,
Yn cymmysgu Haleluwia,
A Hosanna bur â dyn;
Anthem cariad
Fydd yr anthem
tra f'o nef.
William Williams 1717-91
Tonau [878747]:Blaencefn (John Thomas 1839-1922) Calfari (S Stanley 1767-1822) Frankfort (Philipp Nicolai 1556-1608) Goss (J Goss 1800-80) Llwynbedw (J T Rees 1857-1948) Vesper (alaw Rwsiaidd) |
This is my pleasure, this is my boast,
This is my comfort in the world -
That I am loving the gentle Jesus;
That is all my possession altogether:
Greater is my treasure
Than the world possesses completely.
And I cannot ever express
If I should venture, while ever I lived,
How delightful, how sweet,
How strong, is His love:
An unending flame
That came from the centre
of heaven to earth.
In the life forever to endure,
I shall get deeply to search out
The extent of the depths of divine love,
And the strains of heaveny grace;
My soul is to be broadened
To see the revelations of heaven.
Sky shall vanish, earth shall vanish,
What was created under
heaven shall vanish,
Sun shall vanish, and stars, and moon,
Darkness shall come in their place;
Never shall vanish
Singing the salvation of grace.
Cherubim and seraphim shall be
With the angels of heaven as one,
Mixing Hallelujah,
And a pure Hosanna with man;
The anthem of love
Shall be the anthem
while ever there be heaven.
tr. 2016 Richard B Gillion
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