Ni'th ollyngaf Arglwydd mawr

Ni'th ollyngaf, Arglwydd mawr,
Heb dy fendith, yma'n awr;
  Cyfyng ydyw ar bob llaw -
  Paid â throi dy ŵyneb draw.


Wyt Ti'n gofyn pwy wyf fi?
F'enw, Arglwydd, wyddost Ti:
  Ond am iti ofyn hyn,
  Dadlau wnaf yn fwyfwy tyn.


Gwrthryfelwr, yn ei waed
Welwyd unwaith wrth dy draed,
  Heb un weddi ond ei bla -
  Hwnnw ydwyf, Arglwydd da.


Yno'n glwyfus, yno'n friw,
Bron heb obaith am gael byw,
  Ar fy nghyflwr torrodd gwawr -
  Rhyfedd i gael gras mor fawr!


Rhoddaist help i mi wrth raid -
Hynny bellach sydd i'm plaid;
  Wedi'r mynych drugarhau,
  Mae yn hwyr i Ti nacáu.


Ni'th ollyngaf, Arglwydd, ddim -
Dysgodd gras y weddi im:
  Sail i'm gwrthod mwy nid oes,
  Tra fwy'n ddadlau angau'r groes.

I shall not release thee, great Lord,
Without thy blessing, here, now;
  It is narrow on every hand -
  Do not turn thy face away.


Art thou asking who am I?
My name, Lord, thou knowest:
  But since thou askest this,
  Plead I shall more and more tightly.


A rebel, in his blood
Seen once at thy feet,
  Without a prayer but his plague -
  This I am, good Lord.


There wounded, there bruised,
Almost without hope of getting to live,
  On my condition broke a dawn -
  Wonderful to get grace so great!


Thou gavest help to me at need -
This henceforth is on my side;
  Having often shown mercy,
  It is late for thee to deny.


I shall not release thee, Lord, at all -
Grace taught the prayer to me:
  No basis to refuse me is there,
  While ever I plead the death on the cross.

Lord, I cannot let Thee go,
Till a blessing thou bestow;
  Do not turn away thy face,
  Mine's an urgent pressing case.

Dost thou ask me, who I am?
Ah, my Lord, thou know'st my name!
  Yet the question gives a plea,
  To support my suit with thee.

Thou didst once a wretch behold,
In rebellion blindly bold;
  Scorn thy grace, thy pow'r defy,
  That poor rebel, Lord, was I.

Once a sinner near despair,
Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer;
  Mercy heard and set him free,
  Lord, that mercy came to me,

Many years have passed since then,
Many changes I have seen;
  Yet have been upheld till now,
  Who could hold me up but thou?

Thou hast helped in every need,
This emboldens me to plead;
  After so much mercy past,
  Canst thou let me sink at last?

No - I must maintain my hold,
'Tis thy goodness makes me bold;
  I can no denial take,
  When I plead for Jesu's sake.