Agorwyd teml yr Arglwydd yn y nef,
A gwelwyd arch ei lân gyfammod Ef;
Holl ryfeddodau Person
Crist a'i waith
A welir yno i dragwyddoldeb maith.
Cyfiawnder Duw sydd
yno'n ddysglaer iawn,
A'r gyfraith bur
bob iot ohoni'n llawn;
Ond i bechadur melys yw y sain,
Fod trugareddfa hefyd
rhwng y rhain.
Y tanllyd gledd fu'n
effro iawn cyn hyn,
Taranau a mellt ofnadwy
Sinai fryn,
Sy'n awr yn dawel yn yr Arch ddi lyth,
Y gair GORPHENWYD
a'u tawelodd byth.
Mae'r Archoffeiriad yn taenella'r gwaed,
Mewn gwisgoedd sanctaidd,
llaesion, hyd ei draed:
O fewn y llen,
sancteiddiaf lŷs y nef,
Ac enwau'r llwythau
ar ei ddwyfron Ef.
Priodoliaethau'r nefoedd yn gytûn
Sydd yno'n gwenu ar golledig ddyn;
Mae hedd yn awr o'r nef
i'r llawr yn lli',
A noddfa gref o fewn y nef i ni.
Crist ydyw'r arch a'r drugareddfa rad,
Yn enw Hwn anturiwn at y Tad,
Fe wrendy gŵyn pechadur
heb ei ladd,
Fe gymmer blaid
yr enaid isel radd.
James Hughes (Iago Trichrug) 1779-1844
Tonau [10.10.10.10]: |
The Lord's temple was opened in heaven,
And seen was the ark of His holy covenant;
All the wonders of the Person
of Christ and his work
Are to be seen there for a vast eternity.
God's righteousness is
there very much shining,
And the pure law with
every jot of it fulfilled;
But to sinners sweet is the sound,
That there is a mercy-seat
also between these.
The flaming sword was
very alert before this,
Terrible thunders and lightening
of Sinai hill,
Which are now quiet in the unfailing Ark,
The word FINISHED has
stilled them forever.
The High-priest pours out his blood,
In holy, flowing vestments
down to his feet:
Within the curtain,
the most holy court of heaven,
And the names of the tribes
on His breast.
The attributes of the heavens in agreement
Are there smiling on lost man;
There is now peace from heaven
to earth as a flood,
And a strong refuge within heaven for us.
Christ is the ark and the free mercy-seat,
In His name let us venture to the Father,
He will hear the complaint of the sinner
without killing him,
He will take the side
of the soul of low degree.
tr. 2011 Richard B Gillion
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