Glanhâ dy Eglwys, Iesu mawr
Ei grym yw bod yn lân;
Sancteiddia'i gweddi yn ei gwaith
A phura hi'n y tân.
Na chaffed bwyso ar y byd
Nac unrhyw fraich o gnawd:
Doed yn gyfoethog, doed yn gryf
Drwy helpu'r gwan a'r tlawd.
Na thynned gwychder gwag y llawr
Ei serch oddi ar y gwir;
Na chuddied addurniadau dyn
Ddwyfoldeb d'eiriau pur.
Heb nawdd na nerth,
ond tarian ffydd
A chledd yr Ysbryd Glân,
Byth boed rhinweddau
angau'r groes
O'i chylch yn fur o dân.
Howell Elvet Lewis (Elfed) 1860-1953
Tonau [MC 8686]: |
Cleanse thy Church, great Jesus,
Being holy is her power;
Sanctify her prayer in her work
And purify her in the fire.
May she not lean upon the world
Nor any arm of flesh:
May she become rich, may she become strong
Through helping the weak and the poor.
Let not the empty brilliance of earth draw
Her affection from the truth;
Let not the adornments of man hide
The godliness of thy pure words.
With no refuge or strength,
but the shield of faith
And the sword of the Holy Spirit,
Forever may the merits of the
death of the cross be
Around her as a wall of fire.
tr. 2024 Richard B Gillion
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