Nid ofna'i'r byd,
nid ofna'i'r bedd,
Ond profi'th hedd a'th rym;
Fy ofnau'n llwyr,
ond gwel'd dy wedd,
A ddont i lawr yn ddim.
O anghrediniaeth mawr dy rym,
Ti roddaist i mi glwy':
Ond yn dy wyneb credu wnaf
Fod doniau'r nef yn fwy.
Fe'm purir gan fy nghystudd trwm
Fel aur mewn pair o dān;
Ac allan dof, pan ddel y dydd,
Yn bur a pherffaith lān.
William Williams 1717-91
[MC 8686] gwelir: O anghrediniaeth mawr ei rym |
I shall not fear the world,
nor shall I fear the grave,
But experience thy peace and thy power;
My fears entirely,
except to see thy countenance,
Shall come down to nothing.
O unbelief with great power,
Thou gavest to me a wound:
But in thy face believe I shall
That the gifts of heaven are greater.
I am to be purified by my heavy afflictions
Like gold in a crucible of fire;
And out I shall come, when comes the day,
Pure and perfectly holy.
tr. 2019 Richard B Gillion
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