,llef ,tyrfa yn y ,mynyddoedd4 ,,favourite ,,welsh ,,hymns ,,translated ,,into ,,english4 ,,by ,,joseph ,,morris1 ,,narberth1 ,,pembrokeshire4 7,formerly of ,coward ,college1 ,london47 ,from the top of the ,rocks ,i see ,,him3 ,from the ,hills ,i behold ,,him4 ,,carmarthen3 ,w4 ,,spurrell4 ,,london3 ,,ward ,,co41 ,,paternoster-,,row4 #ahed4 ,,preface4 ,to those who are no strangers to the ,language and ,spirit of the ,originals1 and who would feel disposed to welcome their adaptation to changed circumstances1 the ,author submits these ,translations3#a and he does so with a measure of trust that they may not be altogether powerless in renovating and sustaining impressions produced by those ,originals4 ,and believing that there are others--,english ,christians--who confidently anticipate good to the ,church from any reciprocation of the diversely-developed expressions of ,one ,spirit1 this introductory effort at presenting1 in their language1 a specimen of ,welsh ,devotional ,song 7in which a few ,english ,originals are included71 as illustrating its characteristic genius1 is1 to them also1 respectfully offered1 with the view of realising1 in however humble a degree1 the ,desired ,good4 ,an ,index of the ,first ,lines of the original ,welsh ,hymns1 arranged in the order of the ,translations1 will be found at the end of the ,work4 ,the ,metres of the ,originals are retained in every case where a departure from them1 is not specified4 ,their own thrilling minor ,,melodies ought to accompany them4 ---------- #a,the principle adopted in the preparation of this ,work may be aptly expressed1 with slight modifications1 in the language of a late ,translator of ,horace3 ,i have endeavoured to give not only the exact sense1 but also the manner1 the spirit1 and generally the numbers of the original2 while ,i have also aimed at giving the performance the freedom and ease of native compositions in the ,english language4--,preface to ,arundines ,devae2 by a ,scotch ,physician3 ,edin4 ,,general ,,classification ,,of ,,contents4 ,i4 ,jesus page #a-aj4 ,,ii4 ,the ,soul #aj-bd4 ,,iii4 ,the ,church #bd-bg4 ,,iv4 ,death #bg-bi4 ,v4 ,judgement #bi-ca4 ,,vi4 ,heaven #ca-ce4 444 ,it has been endeavoured in the following pages so to develop and unite these several ,themes as to present the unity of ,anthems1 as it were1 in an ,anthem4 ,,favourite ,,welsh ,,hymns4 ,,jesus4 ,,prelude4 ,i would sing ,thy love1 my ,saviour1 ,o1 how can ,i silent be6 ,though more sweetly1 more sublimely ,many touch the chords to ,thee4 ,in thy mercy in abundance1 ,not a stream but boundless main3 ,let me but rehearse the riches ,,jesus doth for worlds contain6 ,i4 ,,earth',s ,,crown4 ,thorns had the ,saviour of mankind ,his only ,crown while here below3 ,could ,earth no other garland find ,with which to deck his holy brow8 ,was he a ,king8 yea2 to his throne ,heaven1 ,earth1 and ,hell allegiance owe2 ,nor glory his1 nor power alone1-- ,what heart such depths of grief can know8 ,should ,earth1 dear ,lord1 crown me with thorns1 ,give strength to glory in the shame2 ,to feel that every thing adorns ,my brow1 if ,jesus wore the same4 ,i now behold ,him on a seat ,of majesty o'er angels raised2 ,the crowns of heaven laid at his feet1 ,his ,holy ,name by myriads praised4 ,and1 ,lord1 among the crowns which heaven ,adoring1 at thy footstool lays1 ,by contrite ,earth may soon be given ,a chaplet--not of shame1 but praise4 ,for ,thou hast crownd her with flowers1 ,and1 more than all1 with saving love3 ,what debt so great can be as hers2 ,what diadem may worthy prove8 ,,ii4 ,,behold ,,the ,,man4 ,jesus ,christ is my ,creator1-- ,he formed sea and earth and air2 ,nature's pillars stand unshaken ,on his power and constant care4 ,by his fingers for a dwelling ,was heaven's vault sublime upreared3 ,jesus suffered when to save us ,he as man on earth appeared4 ,lofty ,angels6 ,god-like spirits1 ,clad in robes of 'living light'3 ,he who gave you all your glories1 ,him you worship day and night1 ,made his tent in human nature ,that in ,him should man confide3 ,your ,delight1 your ,source1 and ,centre ,died--for man a ,ransom died4 ,vast encircling ,space6 whose confines ,stretch beyond creation's pole6 ,worlds of magnitude appalling ,in thee unobstructed roll3 ,he in whom thou art containd1 ,spread at first and peopled thee1 ,lay1 an infant1 in the manger1 ,died1 a man1 upon the tree4 ,countless ,stars6 through darkness peering2 ,silent sentinels of night6 ,worlds are ye of radiant brightness-- ,points to feeble human sight3 ,he who spake and ye were kindled1 ,and will be1 when ye grow dim1 ,sun of souls1 and ,noon of heaven-- ,grief and death enshrouded ,,him4 ,planets6 with the ,earth concentric1 ,speeding on your trackless ways1-- ,speeding in unbroken order ,from your distant primal days6 ,he whose arm put you in motion-- ,who your orbits vast designed1 ,here was born a helpless infant1 ,here for sin his life resigned4 ,sun6 the unexhausted fountain1 ,whence flow warmth and genial light1 ,by whom ,day to us is given ,loaded with untold delight6 ,he who hath with glory charged thee ,that we may not rudely gaze1 ,was on ,calvary obscured-- ,well thou dark'nedst with amaze4 ,moon6 who star-attended glidest ,through the sky with queenly grace2 ,shining now in placid splendour1 ,veiling now with clouds thy face3 ,he who hides thee--brings light to thee ,from that sun1 whose ,sun is ,he1 ,was eclipsed1--his beams were clouded1 ,on the ignominious tree4 ,thunder6 who within thy cradle ,of the sable cloud dost rock3 ,rolling through expanse of heaven1 ,shaking earth with fearful shock6 ,he who overawes the nations1 ,in thy mighty noise confessed1 ,groaned and sighed with troubled spirit1 ,by our guilt and sin oppressed4 ,lightning wild6 thy child the ,thunder1 ,thou dost wrap the world in fire3 ,sodom perished by thee stricken1 ,doomed by ,heaven's long-slumbering ire4 ,he who formed thee--could command thee ,earth to cleanse and man to slay1 ,gave ,himself an expiation-- ,saved by death from ,death his prey4 ,tempests6 who disclose the caverns1 ,dungeons drear beneath the seas1 ,toying with the proudest navies1 ,hurling down the giant trees3 ,he who curbs your wildest fury1 ,calms you like to infant's breath1 ,as a lamb ,himself surrendered1 ,bowed his reverend head in death6 ,peer of ,angels6 space outreaching4 ,stars1 sun1 moon1 thy grandeur show2 ,thunder1 lightning1 earthquake1 tempest1 ,less in might sublime than ,,thou6 ,for thy welfare1 haughty ,rebel1 ,thee from error back to bring1 ,jesus meekly bore thine insults3 ,weep--repent--believe--and sing6 ,,iii4 ,,the ,,conqueror4 ,from ,edom whom see ,i returned ,more beauteous than break of the dawn8 ,the foes ,he hath conquered and spurned ,who proudly against ,him were drawn4 ,with blood his fair raiment is dyed1 ,how sharp are his arrows and sword3 ,the fame of his prowess be wide1 ,his name through the world be adored6 ,,iv4 ,,loss ,,and ,,gain4 ,in ,eden--,memory e'er will tell1 ,how honours thick as dew that fell ,were lost3 alas1 man's crown6 ,on ,calvary1 did ,mercy bring ,more lofty honours--,i will sing ,the ,victor's high renown4 ,v4 ,,christ ,,and ,,him ,,crucified4 ,rough our way and dark the night1 ,strong our foes but small our might1 ,prone to droop our faithless mind1 ,life before1 but death behind3 ,sing we as we journey on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6#b ,friends are few nor can they heal ,sorrows which we deepest feel2 ,and when needed most forsake3 ,unto ,jesus we'll betake1 ,breathing oft1 while toiling on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6 ,when of every joy bereft1 ,nought but broken idols left1 ,lone we lie upon the earth1 ,strangers long to thought of mirth2 ,then we'll sigh though weeping on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6 ,bleeds our heart the world to see1 ,chained by guilt in misery2 ,we would heal our brother's woes1 ,break his fetters1 bind his foes3 ,we will cry1 while passing on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6 ,when our ,home shall shine in sight1 ,when our fears are lost in light1 ,when we hear the summons given1 ,bring my way-worn ones to heaven6 ,we will shout1 while wafted on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6 ,in that perfect world above1-- ,perfect light and perfect love1 ,at ,,his feet our crowns we'll cast1 ,and while heaven itself shall last1 ,swell the anthem ever on1 --,christon ,estaurmenon6 ---------- #b;,christ ,crucified2 ,welsh1 ,crist ,croeshoeliedig4 ,,vi4 ,,the ,,good ,,shepherd4 7,,for ,,children47 ,my gentle ,lamb1 ,o come to me6 ,the ravenous wolf lurks near thy path2 ,no fold is nigh1 where wilt thou flee8 ,the desert wild no safety hath3 ,o come to me6 ,young art thou1 tender ,lamb1 but warm ,my mantle round thee shall be pressed2 ,and in my bosom1 safe from harm ,of storm or terror shalt thou rest4 ,o come to me6 ,and thou art feeble3 ,i will find ,of richest milk to nourish thee1 ,and freshest herbs of sweetest kind1 ,thy daily pasturage shall be4 ,o come to me6 ,thou shalt to glades1 where ripple by ,clear streams1 where feed my lambkins1 come2 ,and when the shades of eve are nigh1 ,i'll bear thee safely to my home4 ,o come to me6 ,o1 haste1 my precious ,lamb1 to me3 ,come prove me by my bleeding heart3 ,my ,father too is seeking thee4 ,nor shalt thou ever from us part4 ,haste now to me6 ,,vii4 ,a ,,friend ,,in ,,jordan4 ,who amid the swelling billows ,can sustain my sinking head8 ,none but that divine ,redeemer1 ,who upon the cross hath bled4 ,if ,he through the stormy current ,o'er the wave my head will bear1 ,if a gracious look vouchsafe me1 ,i will praise ,him even there4 ,,viii4 ,a ,,rock ,,for ,a ,,foundation4 ,o seek a rock to build on1 ,my soul6 wilt thou not prove ,that strong and deep ,foundation ,which ,earth1 nor ,hell1 can move8 ,how sweet in yonder ,river ,that ,rock beneath my feet1 ,when every doubt and terror ,shall on my spirit beat6 ,,ix4 ,a ,,rock ,,higher ,,than ,i4 7,,measure ,,altered47 ,i turn when afflicted with grief ,to the joy which thy presence bestows2 ,when my pain is deprived of relief1 ,and my heart well nigh sinks with its woes3 ,i cry from the ends of the earth1 ,unto ,thee1 ,o my ,god1 do ,i cry1 ,for help from the flood to come forth ,to the ,rock that is higher than ,i4 ,when foes to assault me unite1 ,as wild torrents when swollen with rain1 ,and hide from my spirit thy light1 ,deriding my bitterest pain2 ,i call on the ,father of love1 ,who for sinners gave ,jesus to die1 ,in mercy my feet to remove ,to the ,rock that is higher than ,i4 ,amid ,jordan's boisterous stream1 ,when the roar of the tempest is high1 ,i'll sing of his might to redeem1-- ,of the ,rock that is higher than ,i3 ,i'll triumph o'er death and the grave1 ,the proud legions of darkness defy-- ,the foam my firm foot shall just lave ,on the ,rock that is higher than ,i4 ,when far o'er all grief ,i ascend ,to the souls who survive every shock1 ,whose path that sweet stream did attend ,which flowed forth from their famed smitten ,rock3 ,with millions who sing grateful lays1 ,when their anthems encircle the sky1 ,my voice shall unite in the praise ,for the ,rock that is higher than ,i4 ,x4 ,,yet ,,there ,,is ,,room4 ,cry1 faithful messengers of ,god1 ,behold the great ,redeemer's blood2 ,urge unto ,him all men to come1 ,for ,jesus saith there yet is room4 ,ye naked1 poor1 oppressed1 appear1 ,unto ,messiah's door draw near3 ,obey the call1 undoubting come1 ,for ,jesus saith there yet is room4 ,who doth on ,jesus ,christ believe1 ,that favoured soul shall ever live2 ,shall taste below of joys to come1 ,and ,jesus saith there yet is room4 ,,xi4 ,,it ,,is ,,good ,,to ,,be ,,here4 ,here1 behold the seat of mercy3 ,here1 from doubt and fear release3 ,here a ,refuge for the guilty3 ,here are joy and health and peace3 ,here a ,covert near the ,godhead1 ,where the vile may make their nest2#c ,justice smiling fond approval1 ,honoured ,law declares them blest4 ---------- #c,nyth1 a current figure in ,welsh poetry4 ,,xii4 ,,heavenly ,,adoration4 ,angelic throngs unnumbered1 ,as dawn's bright drops of dew1 ,present their crowns before ,,him ,with praises ever new3 ,but saints and angels blending ,their songs above the sun1 ,can ne'er express the glories ,of ,god with man made one4 ,,the ,,soul4 ,,xiii4 ,,self-,,converse4 ,heedless soul of mine1 bethink thee ,ere thine hours on earth are past1-- ,ere thou fly to spirit-regions1 ,if thou real treasure hast4 ,where will be thine endless dwelling8 ,where thine everlasting home8 ,what thy portion1 joy or mourning1 ,in the world beyond the tomb8 ,when these eyes shall lose their lustre1-- ,fading with the failing breath1 ,and roll1 lightless1 in the conflict1 ,with inexorable ,death2 ,how wilt thou survive the anguish-- ,how sustain all earthly loss1 ,if thou know not the ,redeemer1 ,if thou cling not to his cross8 ,,xiv4 ,,self-,,reproach4 ,o the weakness1 ,o the folly1 ,that my heart did e'er entwine ,round a joy1 or hope1 or promise1 ,vain1 unstable ,world1 of thine6 ,thou with all thy proffered treasure ,shalt ere long from me remove3-- ,turn1 fond heart1 with holy rapture1 ,unto ,god thy trust and love4 ,are there none of my companions1 ,will from life attend me forth1 ,or will fondly watch beside me ,in the cold and silent earth8 ,all thy boasting this1 ,o ,friendship6 ,shedding tears and heaving sighs1 ,when my need of thee is greatest1 ,when thy doting votary dies8 ,,xv4 ,,appeal4 ,unhappy soul1 what sayest thou ,to one with power and love ,all thy transgressions to forgive1 ,thy misery to remove8 ,wilt follow ,him1 poor guilty soul8 ,he giveth life and ,he doth kill3 ,arise1 arise1 and in ,him trust2 ,say1 guilty soul1 ,i will6 ,his are the skies above thee spread1 ,he sitteth on heaven's throne2 ,all ,his1 if thou art with him joined1 ,he bids thee deem thine own4 ,wilt follow ,him1 sad1 needy soul8 ,he condescends to call thee still3 ,come1 doubt no longer1 in ,him trust2 ,say1 needy soul1 ,i will6 ,,xvi4 ,,the ,,search4 ,i had sought throughout creation1 ,searched its vast1 amazing whole1 ,for an object to delight in1 ,adequate to fill the soul4 ,after turning nature's pages ,forward1 backward1 o'er and o'er1 ,i attained not satisfaction1 ,but my longings grew the more4 ,then amid angelic orders ,asked ,i if there were not one1 ,willing to extend his friendship ,to a wretched soul undone3 ,soon a lofty spirit answered1 ,no2 there is not one of us1 ,can hold friendship with a spirit ,fallen1 guilty1 wandering thus4 ,shame and grief now overwhelmed me1-- ,my sad heart was nigh to break1 ,all my frame with terror trembled1 ,and my tongue no more could speak2 ,then gushed forth a briny torrent1 ,down unto the crystal floor1 ,nothing through unending ages1 ,can from memory blot that hour4 ,then a glance in helpless sorrow ,turned ,i to the central throne1-- ,there ,i saw the ,mediator ,who for my life gave his own4 ,there is ,he1 ,i faintly whispered1 ,read ,i not upon ,his face1 ,that his heart is full of pity1 ,full1 to sinful worms1 of grace8 ,then ,i drew unto his footstool1 ,prostrate fell before his seat2 ,and ,i pleaded for his favour2 ,pointing to his hands and feet3 ,i will pour1 ,i said1 my sorrow ,and my need into his ear1 ,all my grief ,i will unbosom3 ,it is ,jesus1 need ,i fear6 ,then while ,i a bosom opened1 ,full of darkness1 want and sin1 ,he a bosom full of mercy ,opened to receive me in3 ,those kind hands which once were piercd1 ,reached he forth to raise my head3-- ,from that all-transporting moment ,all my hopeless longings fled4 ,,xvii4 ,a ,,farewell4 ,fly1 ,earth's gaudy1 fading trifles2 ,empty joys1 no longer stay3 ,stand aside1 vain schemes of profit3 ,gay companions1 speed away6 ,i depart1 the ,bridegroom cometh2 ,i dare sport with you no more1 ,but would with the wise now ready ,enter ere ,he close the door4 ,come1 ye thoughtless1 enter with me1 ,flee1 while ,mercy saith there's room3 ,flee1 before the storm o'ertake you3 ,flee1 ere your destruction come3 ,swiftly speeds the dread avenger1 ,swiftly speeds the judgement hour2 ,speed we to the refuge swiftly1 ,while we have an open door4 ,,xviii4 ,,the ,,unseen4 ,though unseen1 ,o ,lord1 ,i love ,thee1 ,wondrous is thy saving might1 ,thus to wean my soul so sweetly ,from its sinful chief delight3 ,more ,thou didst in one short instant ,than a world could e'er have done1 ,winning ,thee a happy dwelling ,in this sterile heart of stone4 ,,xix4 ,,holy ,,wonder4 ,strange that ,i am not cut down ,without mercy1 ,to endure thy righteous frown1 ,beyond pity6 ,that on earth ,i still survive ,i will praise ,thee-- ,to thy praise and glory live1 ,who hath spared me4 ,strange ,thou shouldst have looked on me-- ,worthless1 guilty3 ,who can count my debt to ,thee1 ,lord1 most holy8 ,if ,i reach thy heavenly seat1 ,songs unceasing ,shall my raptured tongue repeat-- ,thee adoring4 ,,xx4 ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,dust4 ,lord1 hear my cry and see my case1 ,as hart for streams ,i pant for grace3 ,come1 ,o my ,god1 bear me above1 ,to bathe my wounds in thy blest love4 ,are there not myriads now in bliss1 ,whose cry on earth was often this8 ,here in the dust how deep their groans1 ,but now they sit on glorious thrones4 ,when shall ,i that glad hour behold1 ,when sin shall quit its deadly hold2 ,when ,i my ,christ unveiled shall see1 ,and pass through all my misery6 ,o that ,i could from sinning cease1 ,and wait on ,pisgah my release1 ,until ,i saw the dawn of day1 ,and ,jesus called his child away6 ,if ,thou wilt not complete me now1 ,before my head in death ,i bow1 ,in dreary ,kedar walk with me2 ,my life would languish losing ,thee4 ,,xxi4 ,,anticipation4 ,if ,i1 the sin-benighted1 ,at length attain the goal1 ,o what will be the transport ,of my enraptured soul3 ,the triumph celebrating ,of saving ,mercy's power1 ,nor dread again to perish1 ,nor wander evermore6 ,,xxii4 ,,kissing ,,the ,,rod4 ,teach me ,aaron's thoughtful silence ,when corrected by thy rod2 ,teach me ,eli's acquiescence1 ,saying1 ,do thy will1 my ,god3 ,teach me ,job's confiding patience1 ,dreading words from pride that flow2 ,for ,thou1 ,lord1 alone exaltest1 ,and ,thou only layest low4 ,,xxiii4 ,,speaking ,,unto ,,god4 ,how shall ,i my case discover1 ,who can estimate my grief6 ,if a cloud thy presence darken1 ,nought can give my soul relief4 ,through the clouds let my entreaty-- ,let these sighs to ,thee ascend1 ,till new light break o'er my spirit-- ,till thy gracious ear attend4 ,all my groans1 my sighs1 and weeping1 ,all my best resolves are vain1 ,my most watchful thoughts avail not1 ,victory o'er sin to gain4 ,lord1 ,his name ,i plead who suffered ,for lost man thy holy frown3 ,see the reed1 the cross1 the scourging2 ,see the robe1 the thorny crown6 ,through the sole atoning merit ,of the blood by ,jesus shed1 ,scatter all the sin that hinders ,heaven from shining on my head4 ,pardon all the great transgressions1 ,which ,i cannot count to ,thee3 ,look for merits in my ,saviour1 ,not1 my righteous ,god1 in me4 ,if for sin ,he was afflicted1 ,if the spear did pierce ,his side1 ,if ,his hands and feet were naild1 ,if flowed forth ,his vital tide2 ,let the fruit of that deep anguish1 ,let the purchase of that pain1 ,be imparted to my spirit-- ,shall the plea be made in vain6 ,,xxiv4 ,,experience4 7,,in ,,imitation ,,of ,a ,,favourite ,,welsh ,,measure47 ,sweet1 sweet1 ,it is with thine1 my ,god1 to meet1 ,and lay our burdens at ,thy feet3 ,false passion's heat from thence departs2 ,our weary hearts before ,thee rest1 ,and by thee blessed forget their smarts4 ,far1 far1 ,from me my comrades in the war1 ,and this doth much my courage mar3 ,haste in thy car of strength1 ,o ,lord6 ,with thine own sword my foes confound3 ,then all the year round ,i'll trust thy word4 ,,xxv4 ,,the ,,daily ,,cross4 ,and must the cross attend my way1 ,and load my spirit night and day8 ,lord1 if it must1 make me content3 ,help me to keep the end in view1 ,and sing through fire and water too1 ,until my span of life be spent4 ,oft ,i recall thy faithful love-- ,the comfort promised from above-- ,the legacy ,thou gavest--peace3 ,impart from day to day to me ,that peace1 that comfort1 ,lord1 and see ,that with my strength my cross decrease4 ,if to the east or west ,i go4 ,none true like ,him on earth ,i know1 ,he makes my fainting spirit strong3 ,if ,his bright face upon me shine1 ,i can the world and self resign3 ,my crosses then become my song4 ,,xxvi4 ,,the ,,cross ,a ,,crown4 ,my ,lord with his affliction1 ,his cross and bitter pain1 ,affords me joy while living1 ,and dying will be gain4 ,in his reproach is honour1 ,in his rude cross a crown1 ,and in his love a treasure ,surpassing all renown4 ,,xxvii4 ,,early ,,hopes4 ,in the morning ,i expected1 ,that ,i should long1 long ere now1 ,all my eager foes have conquered1 ,that a crown should grace my brow ,war and tumult1 ,still distress my wearied ears4 ,in an agony of longing1 ,i await the signal day1 ,when my fetters shall be broken1 ,when from earth ,i fly away2 ,and for tumults1 ,hear alone the songs of heaven4 ,,xxxviii4 ,,exile4 ,i'll spend my few remaining days1 ,while here ordained to roam1 ,as exiles do in distant lands1 ,i'll think of nought but home4 ,wistful upon the strand ,i gaze ,toward heaven1 my country's shore1 ,expecting hence ere long to sail1 ,and sin and weep no more4 ,when ,i depart for other worlds1 ,what friend will cleave to me8 ,none1 none1 how well soe'er beloved-- ,dear ,jesus1 none but ,thee4 ,,xxix4 ,a ,,father ,,at ,,the ,,helm4 ,far1 far on the ocean one cold starless night1 ,a small bark was sailing in pitiful plight3 ,the boom of the billows1 as on rushed the storm1 ,o'ercame the stout hearts of the men with alarm4 ,but one in that lone boat was fearless the while1-- ,the captain's bright boy3--looking round with a smile3 ,the storm threatens1 he said1 but still do not fear1 ,we safely shall land1 for my ,father doth steer4 ,o why1 child of heaven1 is thy faithless breast1 ,in viewing the tempest with terror oppressed8 ,the dark depths are roaring1 but yield not to fear1 ,thy vessel is safe1 for thy ,father doth steer4 ,soon1 soon endless joy shall encompass thy brow1 ,thy friends on the shore are awaiting thee now3 ,unfurl every sail1 see the bright morn appear1 ,and ,canaan is nigh1 and thy ,father doth steer4 ,unfurl every sail1 for the favouring breeze ,is urging thee on to the haven of peace3 ,thine anchor is safe--thou to ,jesus art dear3 ,thou hast entered the port--and thy ,father doth steer4 ,,xxx4 ,,evening ,,hymn4 ,jesus1 my ,saviour and my ,god1 ,who gavest us thy precious blood ,to heal our guilty smart3 ,o give me faith to make my nest1 ,where this my soul may hide and rest1 ,within thy wounded heart4 ,in thy safe bosom let me lie1 ,prepared in holy peace to die1 ,if ,thou ere morn shouldst call3 ,then may thine angel-guards attend1 ,and me from ,satan's power defend1 ,lest to his hands ,i fall4 ,,xxxi4 ,,longing4 ,direct unto my ,god1 ,with speed1 my cry ascend3 ,present to ,him this urgent plea3-- ,in mercy1 ,lord1 attend6 ,fulfil thy gracious word1 ,to bring me to thy rest2 ,in ,salem soon my place prepare1 ,and make me ever blest6 ,down in a vale of tears ,where dwelt my ,christ ,i mourn1 ,and in the conflict with my foes1 ,my tender heart is torn3 ,o heal each bleeding wound1 ,with thy life-giving tree2 ,in ,salem1 ,lord1 above the strife1 ,a place prepare for me6 ,,xxxii4 ,a ,,glance4 ,a pilgrim ,i to ,canaan flee1 ,to dwell1 my blessed ,lord1 with ,thee ,in thine eternal rest3#d ,beyond the tempter's roar and dart1 ,and every foe to cause me smart1 ,thy constant1 filial guest4 ,afar ,i sometimes see below ,a glimpse of ,salem's mansions glow1 ,all blessd1 all divine3 ,o city high1 nor sun nor moon1 ,arise o'er thee1 ,god is thy noon6 ,when shall thy bliss be mine8 ,at the great resurrection day1 ,i shall shake off this heavy clay1 ,and rise above the earth3 ,then mount on wings sublime to heaven1 ,when ,thou hast powers immortal given1 ,o strange1 and glorious birth6 ,and then1 with life immortal crowned1 ,my feeble song of glory drowned ,among the sons of light1 ,our strains shall high and higher swell1 ,in keeping feast without farewell1 ,to ,jesus day and night4 ---------- #d,originally nyth1 nest4 ,,xxxiii4 ,,desire4 ,thy bright1 swift pinions1 ,dawn1 had ,i1 ,to distant realms my soul would fly2 ,and view eternal mansions there1 ,where my lost friends and ,saviour are4 ,o were to me that chariot given1 ,which bore the man of ,god to heaven3 ,i would this earthly tent resign1 ,and every mortal joy of mine4 ,by day or night ,i should not tire1 ,had ,i pillared cloud and fire3 ,i'd sing the dreary desert through1 ,and joyful enter ,jordan too4 ,or could ,i ,jacob's ladder climb1 ,i'd leave afar the clouds of time2 ,nor rest until my favoured ears ,caught angel-strains above the spheres4 ,my soul1 it is thy ,peniel here1 ,repeat good ,jacob's earnest prayer3 ,perchance1 before the morning wake1 ,the day divine may o'er thee break4 ,,xxxiv4 ,,jubilee4 ,i am through the lone night waiting1 ,for the dawning of the day1 ,when my prison door is opened1 ,when my fetters fall away4 ,o come quickly1 ,happy day of ,jubilee6 ,let me still be meekly wakeful1 ,trusting that to all my woes1 ,by thy mighty hand1 ,redeemer1 ,shall be given a speedy close3 ,keep me watching1 ,for the joyful ,jubilee4 ,,xxxv4 ,,looking ,,beyond4 ,i look beyond the distant hills1 ,my risen ,lord to see3 ,o come1 ,beloved1 ere the dusk1 ,my sun doth set on me6 ,methinks that were my feet released ,from these afflicting chains1 ,i would but sing of ,calvary1 ,nor think of all my pains4 ,i long for thy divine abode1 ,where sinless myriads dwell1 ,who ceaseless sing thy boundless love1 ,and all thy glories tell4 ,,xxxvi4 ,,one ,,with ,,christ4 7,,to ,a ,,christian ,,friend ,,under ,,bereavement47 ,what though the dark cloud for a season doth hover1 ,o'er pleasures and prospects so humble as thine2 ,the joy of the past taken from thee for ever-- ,and thy faint heart tempted by grief to repine3 ,thy ,loved and thy ,lost shall on earth no more greet thee1 ,farewell hath thine eyes with its weeping made dim2 ,but think1 though ,creation henceforth may seem empty1 ,thou canst not be severed a moment from ,,him4 ,oft1 oft shall the prayer unto ,god be ascending1 ,though far in the wilderness from thee we dwell1 ,that into thine heart ,he may daily be sending ,joys1 comforts1 and blessings which tongue cannot tell3 ,that long be thy life1 and all-fragrant that life be1 ,and if more affliction thy bliss should bedim4 ,his voice of compassion may sweetly remind thee1 ,thy life1 in thy trials1 is hidden with ,,him4 ,but short is our sojourn on earth at the longest1 ,the day comes apace mid our pleasure and strife1 ,when1 though to the seeming we flourish the fairest1 ,shall our roots be plucked up from this nursery--life3 ,and ,o1 when the tomb life's scenes from us shall sever1 ,when death's awful shadow this world shall bedim1 ,may we rise to the kingdom of life and for ever ,be planted in glory--true branches of ,,him4 ,,the ,,church4 ,,xxxvii4 ,,love4 ,let brethren cease of party names to speak-- ,of party strife--have vanished ,jew and ,greek3 ,sweet ,peace appear1 and ,love thy seat maintain1 ,that holy ,love1 which chief in heaven doth reign4 ,,xxxviii4 ,,forward4 ,advance1 advance1 ye hosts of ,god1 ,unfurl the standard stained with blood3 ,soon shall ye wave the palm on high4 ,soon raise the shout of victory1 ,and chaplets wear that never die-- ,the world is yours6 ,,xxxix4 ,,the ,,mighty ,,name4 ,emmanuel's name ,shall win wider fame1 ,through vales and o'er hills it shall sound3 ,great ,jericho's wall1 ,before it shall fall2 ,the trumpets re-echo around4 ,,xl4 ,,coming ,,to ,,zion4 ,all tribes and tongues together come1 ,the scattered ,jews and ,gentiles1 home2 ,throughout the host a chorus runs1 ,of special praise for ,ethiop sons4 ,hark1 hark6 the tide of song1 ,rolls onward from the throng3 ,soon ,zion shall obtain ,the purchase of ,messiah's pain4 ,,xli4 ,,abide ,,with ,,us4 ,fix a dwelling1 ,lord1 in ,goshen-- ,shall thine ,israel be denied8 ,from thy shining exaltation1 ,deign to bow1 and here abide3 ,dwell among thy pilgrim people1 ,where the tribes to praise ,thee come1 ,nor depart1 ,redeemer1 from us1 ,till the final day of doom4 ,,xlii4 ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,god4 ,in thine abode ,sweet peace and gladness reign2 ,while left below ,my soul would here remain3 ,among thy sons ,whom sacred wisdom guides1 ,within whose breast ,the love of ,god presides4 ,here milk and wine ,to cheer the fainting flow1 ,and living streams ,that whiter make than snow4 ,unto all men ,the wisdom1 ,lord1 be given1 ,to seek thy house1 ,and learn the work of heaven4 ,,xliii4 ,,commencement ,,of ,,worship4 ,he who darts the wingd lightning1-- ,walks upon the foaming wave1-- ,send forth arrows of conviction ,here1--exert his power to save3 ,burst the bars of ,satan's prison3 ,snatch the firebrand from the flame1 ,fill the doubting with assurance3 ,teach the dumb to sing ,his name6 ,,xliv4 ,,zion ,,asleep4 ,o that now mine eyes were fountains1 ,that ,i night and day might weep1 ,to see ,zion in the desert1 ,on her journey gone asleep4 ,in its sin the wide world lying1 ,zion halted--sleeping fast3 ,with thy breath to wake the valley1 ,come1 eternal ,spirit1 haste6 ,zion1 wake6 ,o hear the groaning ,of the earth beneath her wrong2 ,time it is that thou wert stirring1 ,why1 ,o why hast slept so long8 ,slumbered hast thou many ages1 ,and thy ,lord account hath kept3 ,shall thy foes say1 ,zion1 ,zion6 ,none1 as thou1 so long hath slept6 ,,xlv4 ,,save1 ,,lord4 ,rescue ,zion for thy praise1 ,from affliction3 ,are not these the promised days ,of salvation8 ,lo1 thy servants for her sake1 ,weep before ,thee1 ,and their hearts with longing break3-- ,lord1 have mercy6 ,,xlvi4 ,,thy ,,kingdom ,,come4 ,to all the tribes of earth1 ,send1 ,lord1 thy gospel forth1 ,from sea to sea3 ,soon may the heathen come ,unto thy sacred home2 ,nor ever1 ever roam ,from thine1 and ,thee4 ,,xlvii4 ,,dawn4 ,it shall not long remain1 ,this dark tempestuous night2 ,not long doth ,christ ordain1 ,to bear the cross1 and fight3 ,behold the herald ,dawn appear1 ,auspicious morn is drawing near4 ,,death4 ,,xlviii4 ,,death ,,unavoidable4 ,to thy regions1 ,world-eternal1 ,onward1 onward1 is my face2 ,resting spot in vain ,i wish for1 ,till in thee ,i find my place3 ,death's dark portal1 ,though so dark ,i must pass through4 ,when death's cold and turbid waters1 ,to their bosom me receive1 ,who will dissipate the darkness1 ,who my terror will relieve8 ,if my ,saviour ,smile1 then fear will flee away4 ,,xlix4 ,,the ,,lamp4 ,i4 7,,the ,,measure ,,of ,,the ,,second ,,part ,,has ,,been ,,changed47 ,a weary pilgrim sat1 ,above a gloomy stream1 ,a lamp he firmly held ,shed round a cheerful gleam3 ,it showed that river's farther banks1 ,crowded with wistful spirit ranks4 ,he cometh to the stream1 ,adown a rough ravine1 ,the lamp still in his hand ,by friends above is seen2 ,and friends beyond can see him come1 ,his lamp reveals him through the gloom4 ,now mid the rushing tide1 ,the ,faithful ,one he sees ,with arms spread open wide1 ,to bear him into ,peace3 ,and in the world where he is gone1 ,they need no lamp nor light of sun4 ,,ii4 ,down to that gloomy stream1 ,creeps one in wild dismay2 ,the light of earthly joy ,fades gently1 fades away3 ,there echo through the dismal shade1 ,strange sounds by hideous monsters made4 ,the lamp he holds goes out-- ,o who can speak his pain6 ,for never shall he see ,its needed light again3 ,victorious ,death there boastful bides1 ,twin ,darkness his loud horror hides4 ,he lists with bated breath ,some friendly foot to hear1 ,with whispered word of hope1 ,or lighted lamp draw near3 ,but foot of succour none doth sound1 ,while taunting demons sport around4 ,at length with piteous groan ,he stumbles to the flood1-- ,a mortal made to know ,the frowning love of ,god3 ,he sinks1 he swims2 now1 all is o'er3 ,hope must forsake him ever more4 ,,judgement4 ,l4 ,,the ,,testing4 ,a day for solemn trial ,of men is drawing near1 ,who has the hidden substance1 ,who dross1 will then appear4 ,o ,god1 let me experience ,upon my heart thy grace2 ,that is the stamp and image ,alone that day can pass4 ,,li4 ,,the ,,judgement ,,come4 ,hark1 hark6 methinks ,i hear a voice1 ,swift piercing through the troubled sky3 ,he comes1 ,he comes2 ye saints rejoice2 ,the end1 the end of time1 is nigh6 ,ye saints from dust awake1 awake1 ,to joys immortal wing your flight3 ,of crowns1 and harps1 and thrones partake1 ,they are your endless1 blood-bought right4 ,,lii4 ,,come1 ,,ye ,,blessed6 ,lo6 ,he comes on clouds of glory1 ,circled by an angel-throng ,who proclaim ,his lofty titles ,with their trumpets1 loud and long4 ,halleluiah1 ,welcome1 welcome1 ,son of ,man6 ,thousand thousands1 myriad myriads ,bright attendants on the ,lord1 ,see ,i rising from corruption1 ,at the mighty signal-word3 ,farewell1 sadness1 ,full redemption now is come4 ,now behold th' exalted ,shepherd ,calleth one by one his sheep2 ,lo6 they rise with joy to meet ,him1 ,none in earth or ocean sleep4 ,love unbounded1 ,thou shalt henceforth ever reign4 ,there for sin is no upbraiding1 ,nought but pardon full and free3 ,nought but his deep love1 and merit ,shall now unforgotten be2 ,fear hath vanished1 ,joy and rapture overflow4 ,come1 ye faithful servants1 enter1 ,blessd children of your ,god3 ,come1 receive eternal mansions1 ,purchased for you with my blood6 ,come and welcome1 ,now my love is satisfied4 ,,heaven4 ,,liii4 ,,heavenward4 ,toward heaven1 my ,father's home1 ,i steer1 ,tossed on the billowy flood3 ,a man that hath no purpose here ,save seeking for his ,god4 ,let me not swerve to right or left1 ,or of thy guidance tire2 ,kept in the course that heavenward leads1 ,through gulphs of flood and fire4 ,opposing tempests beat me back1 ,and ,i have strength no more2 ,o take me1 ,jesus1 in thine arms1 ,and bear to yonder shore4 ,,liv4 ,,far ,,better4 ,many dear ones are departed ,to the grave's dark silent land3 ,i shall soon receive the summons ,there to lie amid the band2 ,where they hear not ,any more sad earth's complaints4 ,blest are they who have expired ,in the ,lord1 supremely blest6 ,in the port so oft desired ,they for ever safely rest4 ,how much better1 ,there to sing than sigh with us6 ,,lv4 ,,earth ,,and ,,heaven4 ,my cup doth often while below1 ,with ,marah's waters overflow3 ,but care and grief which here annoy1 ,above shall be absorbed in joy4 ,the fire of love within the breast ,is here but fond desire at best3 ,the faintest spark in heaven it knows ,with an immortal ardour glows4 ,the joy for which ,i here can hope ,is but the small tormenting drop3 ,a fathomless1 eternal sea ,of bliss shall there encompass me4 ,a distant clouded glimpse is all ,that ,faith on earth may vision call3 ,but unto ,faith and ,hope in heaven ,are prospect and possession given4 ,crumbs are on earth our richest fare3 ,but banquets wait the pilgrim there4 ,here cold and faint the songs we raise3 ,but deathless there will be our praise4 ,here evening shades envelope me2 ,all darkness shall from ,zion flee2 ,without a veil it will be given ,god face to face to see in ,heaven4 ,,lvi4 ,,the ,,saved4 ,i see a myriad saved1 ,who once were faint as ,i2 ,now they have climbed the rocky steeps1 ,and reign with ,christ on high4 ,they sing on yonder side1 ,from doubt and sorrow free1 ,the praises of the bleeding ,lamb1 ,the song of ,calvary4 ,,lvii4 ,,endless ,,praise4 ,but begun will be the singing ,unto ,jesus round ,his throne1 ,by the saved when tardy ages ,with their songs and joys are flown3 ,and for ever1 ,shall the golden harps resound4 ,there shall ,i rehearse the story1 ,how a weakling faint and worn1 ,was o'er rocks and through deep waters1 ,to eternal glory borne3 ,jesus wholly1 ,shall absorb the songs of heaven1 ,,lviii4 ,,approaching ,,land4 7,thought to have been suggested to the seraphic ,bard1 ,williams1 of ,pantycelyn1 by the approach of ,columbus to the shores of the ,western ,continent47 ,here ,i am a passing stranger1 ,far away my native land2 ,o'er the wide and stormy ocean1 ,where lies ,canaan's happy strand4 ,raging storms of strong temptation ,drove me from my home astray3 ,bear me1 balmy southern breezes1 ,to its verdant shores away6 ,spite of waves and counter-currents ,rolling o'er me from each side1 ,through the seas and storms opposing1 ,i shall stem the swelling tide4 ,than the floods thy word is stronger-- ,stronger than the 'whelming wave3 ,all my hope ,i calmly venture ,on thy promise1 ,lord1 to save4 ,not much longer must ,i battle ,with the billows thus forlorn1 ,land is nigh1 each faithful promise ,shews how nigh ,salvation's morn4 ,not the deep shall be my dwelling3-- ,joyful shall my spirit come1 ,when the seas have cleansed and proved me1 ,to my loved eternal ,home4 ,yea1 methinks ,i catch already ,fragrant perfumes from the land1 ,wafted by celestial breezes2 ,surely it is near at hand4 ,o could ,i its coast discover1 ,blessed country free from strife2 ,there my dearest friends are dwelling1 ,there is everlasting life6 ,,close4 ,if there be holy contest ,who ought to sing the loudest ,on plains of heaven2 ,who most to ,christ indebted1 ,who loftiest exalted1 ,being most forgiven3 ,a plea there will appear for me2 ,for of the many1 ,whom sovereign ,mercy1 ,with arm almighty1 ,may raise that state to see1 ,no one more undeserving ,of joy so great can be4 ,one song shall echo through the throng3 ,to ,him who loved us3 ,to ,him who washed us3 ,to ,him who saved us1 ,from deep and miry clay6 ,the thrilling anthem doubling1 ,unending1 night and day4 ,,index ,of the ,original ,welsh ,first-lines1 corresponding to the order of the ,translations4 ,i4 ,canu wnaf am gariad ,iesu #a ,,ii4 ,coronwyd1 do1 ,iachawdwr byd #a ,,iii4 ,iesu ydyw fy ,nghreawdwr #b ,,iv4 ,pwy wela'i o ,edom yn dd #e ,v4 ,yn ,eden1 cofiaf hyny byth #e ,,vi4 7,english ,original7 #f ,,vii4 7,english ,original7 #g ,,viii4 ,yn y dyfroedd mawr a'r tonau #g ,,ix4 ,am graig i adeiladu #h ,x4 ,ar dymhorau o ofidiau #i ,,xi4 ,llefwch1 genhadon ,duw o hyd #i ,,xii1 ,dyma babell y cyfarfod #aj ,,xiii4 ,angylion dont yn gysson #aj ,,xiv4 ,cofia f' enaid cyn it' dreulio #aa ,,xv4 ,o'r fath wagedd1 fath ffolineb #aa ,,xvi4 ,fy enaid llwythog1 euog i #ab ,,xvii4 ,chwilio bum y greadigaeth #ac ,,xviii4 ,ffowch deganau gwael y ddaear #ac ,,xix4 ,anweledig rwy'n dy garu #ad ,,xx4 ,rhyfedd na buaswn 'nawr #ad ,,xxi4 ,o clyw fy ngwaedd1 a gwl fy ngwedd #ae ,,xxii4 ,os gwelir fi1 bechadur #ae ,,xxiii4 ,dysg fi dewi megys ,aaron #af ,,xxiv4 ,p'odd y galla'i ddweud sydd ynwyf #ag ,,xxv4 7,english ,original7 #ag ,,xxvi4 ,a raid i gystudd garw'r groes #ah ,,xxvii4 ,mae ,crist a'i wradwyddiadau #ah ,,xxviii4 ,mi feddyliais yn y boreu #ah ,,xxix4 ,mi dreuliaf weddill dyddiau f' oes #ai ,,xxx4 ,draw1 draw ar y cefnfor #bj ,,xxxi4 ,o ,iesu'm ffrynd a'm prynwr drud #bj ,,xxxii4 ,fy ngweddi ds i'r nf #bj ,,xxxiii4 ,pererin wyf i'r ,ganaan fry #ba ,,xxxiv4 ,pe cawn adenydd boreu wawr #ba ,,xxxv4 ,dysgwyl 'rwyf ar hyd yr hir nos #bb ,,xxxvi4 ',rwy'n edrych dros y bryniau pell #bb ,,xxxvii 7,english ,original7 #bc ,,xxxviii4 ,darfydded sn am bob ymryson mwy #bd ,,xxxix4 ,ymlaen1 ymlaen1 chwi filwyr ,duw #bd ,,xl4 ,efengyl yr ,oen #bd ,,xli4 ,pob llwyth ac iaith ddaw yn gytun #bd ,,xlii4 ,gosod babell yn ngwlad ,gosen #be ,,xliii4 ,yn nhy fy ,nuw1 lle tawel1 llawn o hedd #be ,,xliv1 ',rhwn sy'n peri'r mellt i hedeg #bf ,,xlv4 ,o na bai fy mhen yn ddyfroedd #bf ,,xlvi4 ,achub ,sion er dy gld #bf ,,xlvii4 ,at holl dylwythau'r ddaear #bg ,,xlviii4 ,ni pheri ddim yn hir #bg ,,xlix4 ,ar bellderau tragwyddoldeb #bg ,l4 7i47 ,eisteddai teithiwr blin #bh 7ii47 ,ar lan yr ,iorddonen #bh ,,li4 ,daw dydd o brysur bwyso #bi ,,lii4 ,clywch1 clywch tebygaf clywaf lais #cj ,,liii4 ,wele'n dyfod ar y cwmwl #cj ,,liv4 ,rwy'n morio tua chartre'm ,nr #ca ,,lv4 ,torf o'mrodyr sydd yn gorwedd #ca ,,lvi4 ,fy phiol yma sydd yn llawn #cb ,,lvii4 ,mi wela fyrdd dan sl #cc ,,lviii4 ,dechreu canu1 dechreu canmol #cc ,,lix4 ,dyn dyeithr ydwyf yma #cc ,,lx4 ,os oes rhyw ddadl hyfryd #ce ,,alphabetical ,,index ,,of ,,the ,,first-,,lines ,,of ,,the ,,translations4 ,a day for solemn trial #bi ,advance1 advance1 ye hosts of ,god #bd ,all tribes and tongues together come #bd ,and must the cross attend my way #ag ,angelic throngs unnumbered #aj ,a pilgrim ,i to ,canaan flee #ba ,a weary pilgrim sat #bh ,but begun will be the singing #cc ,cry1 faithful messengers of ,god #i ,direct unto my ,god #bj ,down to that gloomy stream #bh ,emmanuel's name #bd ,far1 far on the ocean #ai ,fix a dwelling1 ,lord1 in ,goshen #be ,fly1 ,earth's gaudy1 fading trifles #ac ,from ,edom whom see ,i returned #e ,hark1 hark1 methinks ,i hear a voice #cj ,heedless soul of mine1 bethink thee #aj ,here ,i am a passing stranger #cc ,here1 behold1 the seat of mercy #i ,he who darts the wingd lightning #bf ,how shall ,i my case discover #af ,i am in the lone night waiting #bb ,if ,i1 the sin-benighted #ae ,if there be holy contest #ce ,i had sought in the creation #ab ,i'll spend my few remaining days #ah ,i look beyond the distant hills #bb ,in ,eden--,memory e'er will tell #e ,in the morning ,i expected #ah ,in thine abode #be ,i see a myriad saved #cc ,i turn when afflicted with grief #h ,it shall not long remain #bg ,i would sing ,thy love1 my ,saviour #a ,jesus ,christ is my creator #b ,jesus1 my ,saviour and my ,god #bj ,let brethren cease #bd ,lo1 ,he comes on clouds of glory #cj ,lord1 hear my cry and see my case #ad ,many dear ones are departed #ca ,my cup doth often while below #cb ,my gentle ,lamb1 ,o come to me #f ,my ,lord with his affliction #ah ,o that now mine eyes were fountains #bf ,o the weakness1 ,o the folly #aa ,o seek a rock to build on #g ,rescue ,zion1 for thy praise #bf ,rough our way and dark the night #e ,strange that ,i am not cut down #ad ,sweet1 sweet #ag ,teach me ,aaron's thoughtful silence #ae ,thorns had the ,saviour of mankind #a ,though unseen1 ,o ,lord1 ,i love thee #ac ,thy bright1 swift pinions1 ,dawn1 had ,i #ba ,to all the tribes of earth #bg ,to thy regions1 ,world-eternal #bg ,toward heaven1 my ,father's home1 ,i steer #ca ,unhappy soul1 what sayest thou #aa ,what though the dark cloud #bc ,who amid the swelling billows #g ,w4 ,,spurrell1 ,,printer1 ,,carmarthen4