Llyfr Emynau Cymraeg : A nice surprise in the mail!

      Yesterday I received this little booklet in the mail from friends in Utah. It contains 16 of my hymns which were translated from English into Welsh as part of a project for the opening semester of the year for the Welsh class at Brigham Young University. Regular readers of this Blog may recall that I was invited to speak to the students about my work as a hymn-writer, and that I went over for that purpose back in March of this year.
      This little booklet arrived together with a DVD of the Welsh Choir Concert at which a selection of the hymns were performed. I shall treasure both a s a reminder of not only my visit to a great place, but also meeting so many wonderful people. 

Emynau Cymraeg: 'GOGONIANT FO I’R UCHEL IÔR'

Gogoniant fo I’r  Uchel Iôr CM    

Tôn: Abridge

Llawenydd ein calonnau clyw

Pob llais a llaw sy fri;

Angylion ganant uchel glod,

Wrth rhoddi  mawl i ti.

Gogoniant fo i’r uchel Iôr,

I Iesu, Fab y Nef;

Gogoniant fo i’r Ysbryd Glân,

I’r Drindod, codwn lef.

Mewn cân addolwn Grist y Mab,

Ag anthem lawen gref;

Mae côr y nef yn chwyddo’r gân

O foliant iddo Ef.

Gogoniant fo i’r uchel Iôr,

I Iesu, Fab y Nef;

Gogoniant fo i’r Ysbryd Glân,

I’r Drindod, codwn lef.

© 2010 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh

Cyf. © 2011 : Eirlys Gruffydd

All Glory to Our God Above CM

TUNE: Abridge

The joy within our heart rings out,

Voices and hands we raise;

The angels up in heaven sing loud,

In glory and with praise.

All glory to our God above,

And to Jesus, the Son,

All glory to the Holy Ghost,

Worship the Three-in-One.

In song we worship Christ the Son,

Anthems of joy now raise;

The heav’nly choir has now begun

Their worship songs of praise.

All glory to our God above,

And to Jesus, the Son,

All glory to the Holy Ghost,

Worship the Three-in-One.

© 2010 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh

Emynau Cymraeg: 'Sain yr Utgorn'

SAIN YR UTGORN

Tôn: Aurelia   76 76D

Mae’r utgorn aur yn seinio

Ar fore’r trydydd dydd,

A’r saint yn canu clodydd  

Y Crist a’n gwnaeth yn rhydd.    

Fe ddaeth i achub dynion

A  llwyr ddileu pob loes,

Ond talodd bris ein pechod

Wrth farw ar y groes.

Ni thalwn byth y ddyled

Am bopeth a wnaeth Ef,

Ond gallwn hawlio’r wobr

Sydd inni yn y nef.

Pan ddaw i ben ein tymor

O weithio yn ei faes,

Fe’n galw adre’i orffwys

I’w foli ac un llais.

© 2010 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh

Cyf. Eirlys Gruffydd : ©  2011

The Trumpet Sounds  7676 D

Tune: Aurelia 

The trumpet sounds a fanfare,

Outside the empty grave;

The people sing their praises,

For Jesus came to save.

He came to save the fallen,

To seek and find the lost,

For us, we have redemption,

For Him the dreadful cost.

We never can repay Him

For all that He has done;

We can but claim the vict’ry

That He for us has won.

When all our work is over,

According to His ways,

He’ll call us home to Heaven,

To sing eternal praise!

© 2010 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh