Meaning 'invitation' in Welsh, this hymn is also known as 'Arglwydd Dyma Fi' ('Lord, Here I Am'). Some will also know the hymn by its first line, 'Mi glywaf dyner lais' ('I hear a gentle voice'). Here are the lyrics to 'Gwahoddiad'.
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'Gwahoddiad' lyrics in Welsh
Mi glywaf dyner lais, Yn galw arnaf fi, I ddod a golchi 'meiau gyd, Yn afon Calfari.
Byrdwn Arglwydd, dyma fi Ar dy alwad di, Golch fi'n burlan yn y gwaed[9] A gaed ar Galfari.
Yr Iesu sy'n fy ngwadd, I dderbyn gyda'i saint, Ffydd, gobaith, cariad pur a hedd, A phob rhyw nefol fraint.
Yr Iesu sy'n cryfhau, O'm mewn Ei waith trwy ras; Mae'n rhoddi nerth i'm henaid gwan, I faeddu 'mhechod cas.
Gogoniant byth am drefn, Y cymod a'r glanhad; Derbyniaf Iesu fel yr wyf, A chanaf am y gwaed.
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'Gwahoddiad' lyrics in English
I hear Thy welcome voice,
That calls me, Lord, to Thee,
For cleansing in Thy precious blood
That flowed on Calvary.
I am coming, Lord,
Coming now to Thee:
Wash me, cleanse me in the blood
That flowed on Calvary.
2
Though coming weak and vile,
Thou dost my strength assure;
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,
Till spotless all, and pure.
3
’Tis Jesus who confirms
The blessed work within,
By adding grace to welcomed grace,
Where reigned the power of sin.
4
And He the witness gives
To loyal hearts and free,
That every promise is fulfilled,
If faith but brings the plea.
5
All hail, redeeming blood!
All hail, life-giving grace!
All hail, the gift of Christ our Lord,
Our strength and righteousness.
Some history to the hymn
It was originally the English-language gospel song 'I Am Coming, Lord', which begins 'I hear thy welcome voice'. Words and tune alike were written in 1872 by the American Methodist minister and gospel songwriter Lewis Hartsough (1828-1919).
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