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Lawenydd ysprydol yn cael ei ddychwelyd.)
Meddyliau pruddion ymaith ewch,
Bryd hyn gadewch fi'n llonydd;
Fy nhafod orfoledda yn Nuw,
A hyfryd yw'm Llawenydd.
Daeth ofn a th'w'llwch
droso'i'n llen,
Soddwyd fy mhen â dagrau,
Ne's dyfod pelydr gras i'm cwrdd,
I yrru ffwrdd fy ofnau.
O pa lawenydd nefol syn
A brofais yn fy yspryd,
Pan dd'wedodd Crist mai' eiddo o'wn i,
A eiddo fì'm Hanwylyd.
Nid gwiw i'r temtiwr
dorri'm hedd,
Dwyn fy ngorfoledd ymaith;
Un wen o'th wyneb, Iesu cu,
Ddwg gysur i mi eilwaith.
cyf. Dafydd Jones 1711-77Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol 1775 [Mesur: MS 8787] |
spiritual Joy being returned.)
Sad thoughts, go away,
Now leave me tranquil;
My tongue shall rejoice in God,
Who also is my joy.
Fear and darkness came
over me as a curtain,
My head sank with tears,
Until a ray of grace came to meet me,
To drive away my fears.
O what surprising heavenly joy
I experienced in my spirit,
When Christ said that I was his own,
And my own was my Beloved.
In vain for the tempter
to break my peace,
To take my rejoicing away;
One smile from thy face, dear Jesus,
Brings comfort to me again.
tr. 2023 Richard B Gillion
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spiritual joys restored.)
Hence from my soul, sad thoughts be gone,
And leave me to my joys;
My tongue shall triumph in my God,
And make a joyful noise.
Darkness and doubts
had veiled my mind,
And drowned my head in tears,
Till sovereign grace, with shining rays,
Dispelled my gloomy fears.
O what immortal joys I felt,
And raptures all divine,
When Jesus told me I was his,
And my Beloved mine!
In vain the tempter
frights my soul,
And breaks my peace in vain;
One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face,
Revives my joys again.
Isaac Watts 1674-1748
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