Chapter LVIII: Approaching Land

(Thought to have been suggested to the seraphic Bard, Williams, of Pantycelyn, by the approach of Columbus to the shores of the Western Continent.)

Here I am a passing stranger,
Far away my native land;
O'er the wide and stormy ocean,
Where lies Canaan's happy strand.
Raging storms of strong temptation
Drove me from my home astray:
Bear me, balmy southern breezes,
To its verdant shores away!

Spite of waves and counter-currents
Rolling o'er me from each side,
Through the seas and storms opposing,
I shall stem the swelling tide.
Than the floods thy word is stronger--
Stronger than the 'whelming wave:
All my hope I calmly venture
On thy promise, Lord, to save.

Not much longer must I battle
With the billows thus forlorn,
Land is nigh, each faithful promise
Shews how nigh Salvation's morn.
Not the deep shall be my dwelling:--
Joyful shall my spirit come,
When the seas have cleansed and proved me,
To my loved eternal Home.

Yea, methinks I catch already
Fragrant perfumes from the land,
Wafted by celestial breezes;
Surely it is near at hand.
O could I its coast discover,
Blessed country free from strife;
There my dearest friends are dwelling,
There is everlasting life!

CLOSE.

If there be holy contest
Who ought to sing the loudest
On plains of heaven;
Who most to Christ indebted,
Who loftiest exalted,
Being most forgiven:
A plea there will appear for me;
For of the many,
Whom sovereign Mercy,
With arm almighty,
May raise that state to see,
No one more undeserving
Of joy so great can be.
One song shall echo through the throng:
"To Him who loved us:
To Him who washed us:
To Him who saved us,
From deep and miry clay!"
The thrilling anthem doubling,
Unending, night and day.

INDEX
Of the Original Welsh First-lines, corresponding to the order of
the Translations.

I. Canu wnaf am gariad Iesu 1
II. Coronwyd, do, Iachawdwr byd 1
III. Iesu ydyw fy Nghreawdwr 2
IV. Pwy wela'i o Edom yn dôd 5
V. Yn Eden, cofiaf hyny byth 5
VI. (English Original) 6
VII. (English Original) 7
VIII. Yn y dyfroedd mawr a'r tonau 7
IX. Am graig i adeiladu 8
X. Ar dymhorau o ofidiau 9
XI. Llefwch, genhadon Duw o hyd 9
XII, Dyma babell y cyfarfod 10
XIII. Angylion dont yn gysson 10
XIV. Cofia f' enaid cyn it' dreulio 11
XV. O'r fath wagedd, fath ffolineb 11
XVI. Fy enaid llwythog, euog i 12
XVII. Chwilio bum y greadigaeth 13
XVIII. Ffowch deganau gwael y ddaear 13
XIX. Anweledig rwy'n dy garu 14
XX. Rhyfedd na buaswn 'nawr 14
XXI. O clyw fy ngwaedd, a gwêl fy ngwedd 15
XXII. Os gwelir fi, bechadur 15
XXIII. Dysg fi dewi megys Aaron 16
XXIV. P'odd y galla'i ddweud sydd ynwyf 17
XXV. (English Original) 17
XXVI. A raid i gystudd garw'r groes 18
XXVII. Mae Crist a'i wradwyddiadau 18
XXVIII. Mi feddyliais yn y boreu 18
XXIX. Mi dreuliaf weddill dyddiau f' oes 19
XXX. Draw, draw ar y cefnfor 20
XXXI. O Iesu'm ffrynd a'm prynwr drud 20
XXXII. Fy ngweddi dôs i'r nêf 20
XXXIII. Pererin wyf i'r Ganaan fry 21
XXXIV. Pe cawn adenydd boreu wawr 21
XXXV. Dysgwyl 'rwyf ar hyd yr hir nos 22
XXXVI. 'Rwy'n edrych dros y bryniau pell 22
XXXVII (English Original) 23
XXXVIII. Darfydded sôn am bob ymryson mwy 24
XXXIX. Ymlaen, ymlaen, chwi filwyr Duw 24
XL. Efengyl yr Oen 24
XLI. Pob llwyth ac iaith ddaw yn gytun 24
XLII. Gosod babell yn ngwlad Gosen 25
XLIII. Yn nhy fy Nuw, lle tawel, llawn o hedd 25
XLIV, 'Rhwn sy'n peri'r mellt i hedeg 26
XLV. O na bai fy mhen yn ddyfroedd 26
XLVI. Achub Sion er dy glôd 26
XLVII. At holl dylwythau'r ddaear 27
XLVIII. Ni pheri ddim yn hir 27
XLIX. Ar bellderau tragwyddoldeb 27
L. (i.) Eisteddai teithiwr blin 28
(ii.) Ar lan yr Iorddonen 28
LI. Daw dydd o brysur bwyso 29
LII. Clywch, clywch tebygaf clywaf lais 30
LIII. Wele'n dyfod ar y cwmwl 30
LIV. Rwy'n morio tua chartre'm Nêr 31
LV. Torf o'mrodyr sydd yn gorwedd 31
LVI. Fy phiol yma sydd yn llawn 32
LVII. Mi wela fyrdd dan sêl 33
LVIII. Dechreu canu, dechreu canmol 33
LIX. Dyn dyeithr ydwyf yma 33
LX. Os oes rhyw ddadl hyfryd 35

ALPHABETICAL INDEX
OF THE FIRST-LINES OF THE TRANSLATIONS.

A day for solemn trial 29
Advance, advance, ye hosts of God 24
All tribes and tongues together come 24
And must the cross attend my way 17
Angelic throngs unnumbered 10
A pilgrim I to Canaan flee 21
A weary pilgrim sat 28
But begun will be the singing 33
Cry, faithful messengers of God 9
Direct unto my God 20
Down to that gloomy stream 28
Emmanuel's name 24
Far, far on the ocean 19
Fix a dwelling, Lord, in Goshen 25
Fly, Earth's gaudy, fading trifles 13
From Edom whom see I returned 5
Hark, hark, methinks I hear a voice 30
Heedless soul of mine, bethink thee 10
Here I am a passing stranger 33
Here, behold, the seat of mercy 9
He who darts the wingèd lightning 26
How shall I my case discover 16
I am in the lone night waiting 22
If I, the sin-benighted 15
If there be holy contest 35
I had sought in the creation 12
I'll spend my few remaining days 18
I look beyond the distant hills 22
In Eden--Memory e'er will tell 5
In the morning I expected 18
In thine abode 25
I see a myriad saved 33
I turn when afflicted with grief 8
It shall not long remain 27
I would sing Thy love, my Saviour 1
Jesus Christ is my creator 2
Jesus, my Saviour and my God 20
Let brethren cease 24
Lo, He comes on clouds of glory 30
Lord, hear my cry and see my case 14
Many dear ones are departed 31
My cup doth often while below 32
My gentle Lamb, O come to me 6
My Lord with his affliction 18
O that now mine eyes were fountains 26
O the weakness, O the folly 11
O seek a rock to build on 7
Rescue Zion, for thy praise 26
Rough our way and dark the night 5
Strange that I am not cut down 14
Sweet, sweet 17
Teach me Aaron's thoughtful silence 15
Thorns had the Saviour of mankind 1
Though unseen, O Lord, I love thee 13
Thy bright, swift pinions, Dawn, had I 21
To all the tribes of earth 27
To thy regions, World-eternal 27
Toward heaven, my Father's home, I steer 31
Unhappy soul, what sayest thou 11
What though the dark cloud 23
Who amid the swelling billows 7

W. SPURRELL, PRINTER, CARMARTHEN.