Er gwaeledd dyn a mawredd Ior

(Y Bod o Dduw)

Er gwaeledd dyn a mawredd Ior,
  Dwy natur mor anghyson,
Clod byth i ras, nid digon yw
  I gadw Duw rhag dynion.

Benjamin Francis 1734-99
Caniedydd Israel (D Jones) 1847
[Mesur: MS 8787]

(The Being of God)

Despite the baseness of man
    and the majesty of the Lord,
  Two natures so incompatible,
Praise forever to grace, it is not enough
  To keep God from men.

tr. 2022 Richard B Gillion

The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh. A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.' (emulation by 'efel.'), an English translation by 'tr.'

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