Ar Gyfer Heddiw’r Bore

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Ar gyfer heddiw’r bore, ‘N faban bach, ‘N faban bach,
Y ganwyd gwreiddyn Jesse, ‘N faban bach.
Y Cadarn ddaeth o Bosra,
Y Deddfwr gynt o Sina,
Yr Iawn gaed ar Galfaria, ‘N faban bach, ‘N faban bach,
Ar fron ei fam Maria, ‘N faban bach.

Caed bywiol ddwfr Eseciel, Ar lin Mair, ar lin Mair,
A gwir Feseia Daniel Ar lin Mair;
Caed bachgen doeth Eseia,
‘R addewid ro’ed i Adda,
Yr Alpha a’r Omega, Ar lin Mair, ar lin Mair,
Mewn côr ym Methlem Jiwda, Ar lin Mair.

Diosgodd Crist ei goron, O’i wir fodd, o’i wir fodd,
Er mwyn coroni Seion, O’i wir fodd;
I blygu’i ben dihalog,
O dan y goron ddreiniog,
I ddioddef dirmyg llidiog, O’i wir fodd, O’i wir fodd,
Er codi pen yr euog, O’i wir fodd.

Am hyn, bechadur, brysia, Fel yr wyt, fel yr wyt,
I ‘mofyn am y noddfa, Fel yr wyt;
I ti’r agorwyd ffynnon
A ylch dy glwyfau duon
Fel eira gwyn yn Salmon, Fel yr wyt, Fel yr wyt,
Gan hynny tyr’d yn brydlon, Fel yr wyt.

Translation

For the sake of this very morning, As a little baby, As a little baby
Was born the root of Jesse*, As a little baby.
The Strong one who came from Bosra,
The Lawmaker of old on Sinai,
The Redemption to be had on Calvary As a little baby, As a little Baby,
On the breast of his mother Mary, As a little Baby.

The life-giving water of Ezekiel is found On Mary’s knee, On Mary’s knee,
And the true Messiah of Daniel On Mary’s knee;
The wise boy of Isaiah is found,
The promise given to Adam,
The Alpha and the Omega On Mary’s knee, On Mary’s knee,
In the stall in Beth’lem of Judah, On Mary’s knee.

Therefore, sinner, hurry, As thou art, As thou art,
To ask for sanctuary, As thou art,
For thee the well was opened
Which washes thy black wounds
Like the white snow on Salmon*,
As thou art, as thou art,
For that, come promptly, As thou art.

Translation source: https://www.angelfire.com/in/gillionhome/Worship/Emynau/ArGyfer.html

Jesse was the father of King David, the son of Ohed, and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. He was a farmer and sheep breeder in Bethlehem. David was the youngest of Jesse’s eight sons. As Jesus was descended from David, his genealogy is often depicted as beginning with Jesse (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesse).

The reference to Salmon seems to come from Psalm 68:14 “When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon”. That is to say just as the dark tree-covered mountain becomes light coloured in snow, so our dark times will be made light by God. (https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2004/27-august/faith/white-as-snow-in-salmon). Mount Zalmon (known now as Mount Ebal) is in the West Bank, Palestine, north of Nablus.