The Hymns of Ann Griffiths, of Dolwar Fechan, Translated into English VerseGriffiths, Ann
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The Hymns of Ann Griffiths, of Dolwar Fechan, Translated into English Verse
Griffiths, Ann
Hymns, Welsh -- Translations into English
Lord, remember how Thou swearedst
In Thy covenant of old
To redeem, and how Thou carest
For the frailest in Thy fold.
Shed within us some reflection
Of Thyself, The Living Word,
Thou That art The Resurrection
And The Everlasting Lord!
HYMN XXIII.
“_That ye be renewed in the Spirit of your mind_” EPHES. iv. 23.
“A raid i’m sêl, oedd farwor tanllyd”
IS the zeal, which, as a burning
Coal within me, made me bold
In old days departed, turning
Into doubt, and growing cold?
Pardon, Lord, my base defection,
Fill my bosom with Thy love,
And revive my lost affection
For the things of heaven above.
HYMN XXIV.
“_With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of Salvation_.” ISA.
xii. 3.
“Y mae dyfroedd iachawdwriaeth,”
STILL salubrious as ever,
Still to thirsting sinners free,
Flow the waters of salvation
Opened first on Calvary.
Come, ye sons of fallen Adam,
Wounded by the serpent’s sting,
Come, and in these wondrous waters
Find relief from suffering.
If, when ankle deep, such waters
Prove of present potency,
What will be the bliss of bathing
In them everlastingly?
Children of the Resurrection,
What will be your ecstasy
When arriving sat The Fountain
Head That bled on Calvary?
HYMN XXV.
“_That through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have
hope_.” ROM. xv. 4.
“Cofia ddilyn y medelwyr,”
WHEN the sultry sun is beaming
Down upon the harvest field,
Dip thy morsel in the streaming
Fountain at the Cross unsealed.
Glean among the revelations
Of God’s Oracles, and find
In thy gleaning consolations
Competent to calm the mind.
When to mark the publication
Of the Law, Mount Sinai blazed,
And, amazed, the Jewish nation
Gazed, and shuddered as they gazed,
Under Sinai stunned with thunder
Rose an altar solemnly
Shadowing another Wonder
Greater still on Calvary.
HYMN XXVI.
“_Look not upon me because I am swarthy_.” SOLOMON’S SONG, i. 6.
“Nac edryched neb i gloffi,”
Daughters fair of David’s city,
Stare not with disdain upon
Me because my face is swarthy,
For, if sunburnt, it is comely
As the curtains of the costly
Corridors of Solomon.
HYMN XXVII.
“_A golden bell and a pomegranate_,” EXOD. xxviii. 34.
“Mae swn y clychau ’n chwareu”
THE blossoms of the pomegranates
Emit enchanting smells,
As, pealing through the pearly gates
The melody of bells
Proclaims to every sinner
That pardon has been won
And favour with the Father
By His eternal Son.
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