Yn siriol canu wnaf
Am ditlau'm Harglwydd nef,
O'i sanctaidd air y caf,
Ei enwau clodfawr ef:
Nid dysg na dawn,
na dae'r na nef,
All byth roi maes ei fawredd ef.
Yn Iesu gweled cawn
Y Tad a'i ddysglaer wedd,
Byth yn llewyrchu'n llawn
O gariad ac o hedd:
Tragwyddol Fab y bythol Dduw,
Etifedd cyd ei orsedd yw.
Brenin brenhinoedd byd,
Arglwydd arglwyddi'r llawr,
Ar ei wisg a'i forddwyd dyd
Ei sanctaidd enw i lawr.
Gair Duw mae'n cael ei alw o hyd;
A gwialen ha'rn mae'n llywio'r byd.
[Brenin breninoedd byd,
Arglwydd arglwyddi'r llawr,
Ac ar ei wisg fe ddyd
Ei enw gwych i lawr:
Goleuni'r byd, a bywyd yw,
Ei enwau'n wag
ni ddwg Mab Duw.]
Lle nad yw geiriau Duw
Na thoddi na chyffroi,
Yr Oen digofus yw,
I ddial mae'n ymroi;
Deffroi ei lid heb oedi mae,
Fel rhuad llew i rwygo'r prae.
Ond Iesu mawr pan ddel
I wneuthur hedd â dyn,
Pâ ditlau tirion, gwel,
Mae'n gym'ryd iddo'i hun?
Goleuni'r byd a'n bywyd yw;
Fath enwau'n wag
ni ddwg Mab Duw.
Tosturi rhyfedd rhwydd
Yng nghalon Iesu sy,
Pan f'o'n cyflawni swydd
Cyfryngwr drosom fry:
Cyfaíll a Brawd
yw e'r un pryd,
Cywir a mwyn yn para o hyd.
I'r orseddfaingc ar fyrr
Fe ddring i farnu'r byd,
A'i holl elynion gyrr
Oddiwrth ei ffryns i gyd;
Yna caiff saint wel'd yn y nef
Anfeidrol faint ei gariad ef.
cyf. Dafydd Jones 1711-77Psalmau Dafydd 1775 [Mesur: 666688] |
Cheerfully I shall sing
About the titles of my Lord of heaven,
From his sacred word I get
His praiseworthy names:
Neither teaching nor skill,
nor earth nor heaven,
Can ever set forth his majesty.
In Jesus I may see
The Father and his radiant face,
Forever shining fully
With love and with peace:
The eternal Son of the everlasting God,
An heir before his throne was.
The King of the world's kings,
The Lord of the Lords of earth below,
On his clothing and his thigh he puts
His sacred name down.
The Word of God he is called still;
With a rod of iron he governs the world.
[The King of the world's kings,
The Lord of the Lord of earth below,
And on his clothing he puts
His brilliant name dawn.
The light of the world, and life he is,
Its empty names
the Son of God will not bear.]
Where the words of God are neither
Melting nor stirring,
The Lamb is wrathful,
To take revenge he devotes himself;
Awakening his anger without delay he is,
Like the roar of a lion to rend the prey.
But great Jesus when he comes
To make with with man,
What tender titles, see,
He takes unto himself!
The light of the world, and life he is,
Its empty names
the Son of God will not bear.
Amazing, liberal pity
Is in the heart of Jesus,
When he fulfils the office
Of Mediator for us above:
A Friend and a Brother
is he at the same time,
True and gentle he remains still.
To the throne shortly
He shall climb to judge the world,
And all his enemies he shall drive
Away from is friends altogether;
Then the saints shall get to see in heaven
The immeasurable extent of his love.
tr. 2023 Richard B Gillion
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With cheerful voice I sing
The titles of my Lord,
And borrow all the names
Of honour from his word:
Nature and art
can ne'er supply
Sufficient forms of majesty.
In Jesus we behold
His Father's glorious face,
Shining for ever bright,
With mild and lovely rays
Th' eternal God's eternal Son
Inherits and partakes the throne.
The sovereign King of kings,
The Lord of lords most high,
Writes his own name upon
His garment and his thigh:
His name is called The Word of God;
He rules the earth with iron rod.
[The sovereign King of kings,
The Lord of lords most high,
Writes his own name upon
His garment and his thigh:
His name is called The Word of God;
He rules the earth
with iron rod.]
Where promises and grace
Can neither melt nor move,
The angry Lamb resents
The injuries of his love;
Awakes his wrath without delay,
As lions roar, and tear the prey.
But when for works of peace
The great Redeemer comes,
What gentle characters,
What titles he assumes!
Light of the world, and Life of men;
Nor will he bear
those names in vain.
Immense compassion reigns
In our Immanuel's heart,
When he descends to act
A Mediator's part:
He is a Friend
and Brother too;
Divinely kind, divinely true.
At length the Lord the Judge
His awful throne ascends,
And drives the rebels far
From favourites and friends:
Then shall the saints completely prove
The heights and depths of all his love.
Isaac Watts 1674-1748Hymns and Spiritual Songs 1789 Tune [666688]: Allerton (A H Mann 1850-1929) |