Pan wyf yma'n cael defnynnau
O'r môr anfesurol fry,
Fwy-fwy ydwyf yn sychedu
Am y dwfwr yno sy':
Daear oer a diffrwyth ydwyf
Oni b'ai yr haulwen hardd,
A chymhylau Duw sy'n gwlawio
Yn feunyddiol ar fy ngardd.
Clywais lawer son am dano,
Profais ei rinweddol hedd,
Gwn ei fod yn llawer cryfach
Na chystuddiau
angeu a'r bedd:
Pren y bywyd sy'n pereiddio
Dyfroedd Mara im' o'u bron,
Mae fy mywyd a fy iechyd
Yn yr archoll tan ei fron.
Rhyfedd ydoedd, rhyfedd ydyw,
Grym ei gariad
at y byd!
Mae rhyw foroedd o drugaredd
At bechadur yntho o hyd:
Rhyfedd byth i'r
Cyfiawn ddioddef
Dros anheilwng lwch y llawr;
Am anfeidrol waed
y Cymmod
Caned pechaduriaid mawr.
Yn fy lle fe yfodd afon
O ddigofaint mawr y Tad,
Gwaed ei galon
brynodd fywyd
Digyfnewid im' yn rhad:
Haul a lleuad, ser y nefoedd,
A'r gre'digaeth faith i gyd,
A folianno fy Ngwaredwr,
A'm gwaredodd rhag y llid.
Nid neb teilwng o'r gogoniant,
Fry nac yma ond efe,
Mae'r holl nefoedd faith yn moli
'R Iesu laddwyd yn fy lle;
Mae f'happusrwydd wedi dechreu
Yn y byd o drallod trist,
Ni's gwn etto beth y fyddaf,
Byddaf debyg i fy Nghrist.
Morgan Rhys 1716-79Golwg o Ben Nebo 1764 [Mesur: 8787D] |
When I am here getting drops
From the immeasurable sea above,
More and more I am thirsting
For the water that is there:
A cold and fruitless earth I am
Unless the beautiful sun be,
And God's clouds which are raining
Daily on my garden.
I heard many mentioning it,
I tasted it's virtuous peace,
I know it is much stronger
Than the afflictions of
death and the grave:
'Tis the tree of life that is sweetening
The waters of Mara for me completely,
My life and my health are
In the wound under his breast.
Wonderful was, wonderful is
The strength of his love
towards the world!
There are some oceans of mercy
Towards a sinner in it still:
Wonderful forever for the
Righteous to suffer
For the unworthy dust of the ground;
About the immeasurable
blood of the Covenant
Let great sinners sing.
In my place he drank the river
Of the great wrath of the Father,
'Twas the blood of his heart
that purchased unchangeable
Life for me freely:
Sun and moon, stars of heaven,
And all the vast creation,
Let them praise my Deliverer,
For my deliverance from the wrath.
No-one worthy of the glory,
Above nor here but he,
All the vast heavens are praising
Jesus who was slain in my place;
My happiness has begun
In the world of sad affliction,
I do not yet know what I shall be,
I shall be like my Christ.
tr. 2018 Richard B Gillion
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