Mae cariad Duw yn dal yr un o hyd
At yr afradlon fu ar goll cyhyd;
Er imi gefnu ar fy hen ystad
Mae ffordd yn ôl
i aelwyd tŷ fy Nhad.
Gwag yw y byd,
a'i newyn yn parhau,
Twyllodrus yw ei addewidion gau;
Er cael ei wenau,
a'i gynhesaf nyth,
Ni leinw wagle
fy nhrueni byth.
Pa les i ddyn yw
ennill aur a bri
A cholli hawl
yn nigon Calfari?
I enaid tlawd, wrth dynnu at y rhyd,
Mae gwerth yr Iawn
yn fwy na gwerth y byd.
Goludoedd daear,
a thrysorau'r môr,
sydd wagedd hebot Ti, fendigaid Iôr;
Ond llawnder bywyd,
a sylweddau'r byd,
A wedd newidir
gan Dy ras i gyd.
Daw llanw môr
Dy hen addewid hael
I mewn i hafnau fy nhrueni gwael;
A chwyd y llif
yn wynfyd ac yn gân
I ddiffodd nwydau
fu yn hir ar dân.
Sancteiddia'n llwyr fy nhueddiadau ffol
A thyn fy serch
at gyfoeth gras yn ôl;
Drwy fyd o orthrymderau, cadw fi
Uwchben fy nigon yn Dy heddwch Di.
Evan Rees (Dyfed) 1850-1923
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The love of God holds the same always
Towards the prodigal who was so far lost;
Although I turn my back on my old estate
There is a way back
to the hearth of my Father's house.
Vain is the world,
and its hunger continuing,
Deceptive are its false promises;
Although getting its smiles,
and its warmest nest,
It will not fill the void
of my wretchedness ever.
What benefit to man is
winning gold and renown
And losing a claim
on the sufficiency of Calvary?
For a poor soul, while
drawing to the ford,
The worth of the Ransom
is greater than the
worth of the world.
The riches of the earth,
and the treasures of the sea,
Are vanity without Thee, blessed Lord;
But the fullness of life,
and the substance of the world,
Are to have their countenance changed
all by Thy grace.
The sea tide
of Thy generous, old promise will come
Into the harbours of my base wretchedness;
And the floodtide swell
in blessedness and in song
To extinguish the lusts
which were long on fire.
Sanctify completely my foolish tendencies
And draw my affection
back to the wealth of grace;
Through a world of afflictions, keep me
Above my sufficiency in Thy peace.
tr. 2015 Richard B Gillion
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