O deued pob Cristion
cewch gennyf gysuron,
Cydganwn o galon i gyd
O glod i'r Mab bychan
fu ar liniau Mair wiwlan,
Daeth Duwdod mewn Baban i'r byd;
O ddyfnder rhyfeddod!
O drefen y Duwdod!
Tragwyddol gyfamod a fu!
I agor ffordd rasol
i achub ei bobl
'Mostyngodd Duw freiniol
oedd fry:
Mostyngodd mor isel
dan wreiddyn ein llygredd
Nes dyfod â'i agwedd fel gwas;
Er llwyted y llety,
er gwaeled y gwely,
Fe anwyd yr Iesu trwy ras.
Pan anwyd y Bachgen
mor siriol fu'r seren,
Daeth doethion o'r dwyrain cyn dydd;
'Nôl gair y proffwydi
hwy gawsant yr Iesu
Yn Geidwad i'n rhoddi ni'n rhydd.
Ond Herod annhirion,
y gelyn o galon,
Ac ymddwyn yn greulon a wnaeth:
Ow! Mamau'r babanod,
fe'u drylliwyd gan drallod
Wrth ddioddef trwy syndod y saeth;
Er maint ei elyniaeth
yr oedd trefn iachawdwriaeth
A'i gallu yn fwy helaeth o hyd;
Er cymaint o gynnwrf
fwriadai'r hen fradwr
Byw eto yw Barnwr y byd.
Ni fedraf mewn geiriau
fyth draethu mo'i wyrthiau,
Rhy fychain yw doniau pob dyn,
Na'r seintiau sydd uchod,
yn gwbl 'rwy'n gweled
Neb ond y Duw hynod ei hun.
Roedd mab y wraig weddw
ar elor yn farw,
Fe 'mwelodd â hwnnw mewn hedd,
Fe'i cododd i fyny,
i'w fam cadd ei roddi
Yn lle mynd i bydru mewn bedd.
Bryd arall trwy wyrthiau'n
troi'r dŵr yn win gorau,
Pam byddwn ni a'n bronnau mor brudd?
Rhown arno ein pwysau,
er mynd i nos angau
Cawn olau fel haul hanner dydd.
Wrth gofio am ei loesau
yng ngardd Ge'semane
Pa galon na ddrylliai yn ddwy?
Er chwerwed y cwpan
fe'i hyfodd ei hunan:
Yn lle'r aflan,
un glân aeth dan glwy'.
Daeth llu o Iddewon
o dwllwch fel deillion,
Ei gymryd yn union a wnaed;
Fe'i dygwyd o deirgwaith
i'w holi'n dra helaeth,
Dim achos marwolaeth ni chaed;
Ond fel 'roedd yn Feichiau,
deffroi wnâi'r cleddau
A'i enaid hyd angau trist oedd,
Ein pechod yn pwyso,
a Duw yn ymguddio,
Gan faint oedd yn flino rhoes floedd.
Fe waeddodd, "Gorffennwyd!"
a'n dyled a dalwyd
A'n biliau ni a groeswyd gan Grist;
Llawenydd fydd eto,
a moliant fydd iddo
Gan filoedd wrth gofio'r awr drist.
Pan ddelo fe â'i Eglwys
i'r buredig Baradwys
Ei foli fe'n felys a fydd;
Fe ddaw â'i blant adre
o'r moroedd a'r beddau,
Oddi ar angau fe'u rhoddir hwy'n rhydd.
Wrth gofio llawenydd
sy 'Nghaersalem newydd
Anghofio 'rwy 'nghystudd yn awr,
'Rwy ynddo'n ymddiried,
fe'm dwg o'r caethiwed,
Hiraethaf am weled y wawr.
Rhown glod yn dragywydd,
daeth hanes ein Harglwydd
Mewn Testament newydd i ni;
Mae seintiau, angylion,
cerwbiaid 'run moddion,
Yn moli'r Iôr cyfion, Dduw Tri;
Dymunwn o galon
gael meddu'r un moddion
I foli Duw'n ffyddlon drwy ffydd.
O dyro inni adnabod,
er camwedd, fod cymod
Trwy'n Priod cyn darfod ein dydd,
I glirio ein heuogrwydd
sy'n boen inni beunydd;
Ein Llywydd o tu draw i'r llen,
Mae hedd yn ei haeddiant,
rhoi iddo'r gogoniant
Mae miloedd mewn moliant. Amen.
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O deued pob Cristion
i Fethlem yr awron
I weled mor dirion yw'n Duw;
O ddyfnder rhyfeddod,
fe drefnodd y Duwdod
Dragwyddol gyfamod i fyw:
Daeth Brenin yr hollfyd
i oedfa ein hadfyd
Er symud ein
penyd a'n pwn;
Heb le yn y llety,
heb aelwyd, heb wely,
Nadolig fel hynny gadd hwn.
Rhown glod i'r Mab bychan,
ar liniau Mair wiwlan,
Daeth Duwdod mewn baban i'n byd:
Ei ras O derbyniwn,
ei haeddiant cyhoeddwn
A throsto ef gweithiwn i gyd.
Tywysog tangnefedd
wna'n daear o'r diwedd
Yn aelwyd gyfannedd i fyw;
Ni fegir cenfigen
na chynnwrf na chynnen,
Dan goron bydd
diben ein Duw.
Yn frodyr i'n gilydd,
drigolion y gwledydd,
Cawn rodio
yn hafddydd y nef;
Ein disgwyl yn Salem
i ganu yr anthem
Ddechreuwyd ym Methlem, mae Ef.
Rhown glod i'r Mab bychan,
ar liniau Mair wiwlan,
Daeth Duwdod mewn baban i'n byd:
Ei ras O derbyniwn,
ei haeddiant cyhoeddwn
A throsto ef gweithiwn i gyd.
1840 Jane Ellis
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O let every Christian come
ye may have comforts from me,
Let us all sing together from the heart
Of the acclaim to the little Son, who
was on the knees of holy, worthy Mary,
Divinity came in a Baby to the world;
O depth of wonder!
O plan of the Godhead!
An eternal covenant that was!
To open a gracious way
to save his people
Privileged God who was above
humbled himself:
He humbled himself so lowly
under the root of our corruption
Until coming with a servant's attitude;
Despite how dull was the lodging,
despite our poor was the bed,
Jesus was born through grace.
When the Boy was born
how cheerful was the star,
Wise men came from the east before day;
According to the word of the prophets
they found Jesus
As a Saviour to set us free.
But unkind Herod,
the enemy from the heart,
Did behave cruelly:
Oh, Mothers of the babies,
they were broken by trouble
Suffering through the arrow's suddenness;
Despire the extent of his enmity
there was a plan of salvation
And its power more broad yet;
Despite the upheaval
the old betrayer purposed,
The Judge of the world still lives.
I cannot in words
ever expound his miracles,
Too small are the gifts of every man,
Or of the saints that are above,
completely I am seeing
No-one but notable God himself.
The son of the widow woman
on the bier dead,
He visited him in peace,
He raised him us,
to his mother he was given
Instead of going to decay in the grave.
Another time through miracles
turning water into the best wine,
Why should we and out breasts be so sad?
Let us lean upon him,
although going to the night of death
We may have light like the sun of midday.
On remembering his anguish
in the garden of Gethsemane
What heart would not break in two?
Despite how bitter was the cup
he drank it himself:
Instead of the unclean,
a holy one was wounded.
A host of Jews came
from the darkness like blind people,
Taken directly he was;
He was lead for a third time
to be questioned at length,
No cause for death was found;
But as he ws our Surety,
the swords were awakened
And his soul was sad unto death,
Our sin weighing,
and God hiding himself,
So much was grieving him he gave a shout.
He shouted, "It is finished!"
and our debt was paid
And our bills were cancelled by Christ;
Joy shall be again,
and praise shall be unto him
By thousands on remembering the sad hour.
When he comes with his Church
to the purified Paradise
Praising him sweetly shall be;
He shall bring the children home
from the seas and the graves,
From death they shall be set free.
On remembering joy
that is in the new Jerusalem
I am forgetting affliction now,
I am in him trusting,
he will bring me from the captivity,
I am longing to see the dawn.
Let us give acclaim eternally,
the story of our Lord came
In a new Testament to us;
Saints, angels,
cherubim in the same ways, are
Praising the righteous Lord God Three,
I wish from the heart
to get to possess the same means
To praise our faithful God through faith.
O grant us to know, despite trespass,
that there is reconciliation
Through our Spouse before our day ends,
To clear our guilt
that is a pain to us daily;
Our Leader on yonder side of the curtain,
There is peace in his merit,
Giving unto him the glory
Are thousands in praise. Amen.
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O let every Christian come
to Bethlehem now
To see how gentle is our God;
O depth of wonder,
the Godhead arranged
An eternal covenant to live:
The King of the universe came
to meet our adversity
In order to remove our
penalty and our load;
Without a place in the lodgings,
without homestead, without a bed,
A Christmas like this he got.
Render praise to the little Son,
on the knees of worthy Mary,
The Godhead came in a baby to our world:
His grace O let us receive,
his merit let us publish
And for him let us all work.
The Prince of peace
will make our earth at last
A habitable home to live;
Jealousy is not to be nurtured
nor agitation nor strife,
Under a crown which will be
the intent of our God.
As brothers to each other,
inhabitants of the lands,
We will get to roam in
the heyday of heaven;
Our expectation in Salem
to sing the anthem
Begun in Bethlehem, He is.
Render praise to the little Son,
on the knees of worthy Mary,
The Godhead came in a baby to our world:
His grace O let us receive,
his merit let us publish
And for him let us all work.
tr. 2009,23 Richard B Gillion
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