'Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol' (2009) | Bethany Chapel, Ammanford | Nantlais Williams

S4C programme from 2009 (from a family VHS broadcast recording), presented by Alwyn Humphreys, about the life of Nantlais Williams (1874-1959), with the singing of some of his hymns from Bethany Chapel, Ammanford, the church he pastored for 44 years. Featuring contributions from Nantlais' grandson, Stephen Williams, and Gaynor Jones. It's in Welsh but I've added English subtitles. My grandfather, Eifion Pugh, was an elder at Bethany, and is in the congregation, in the back row of the rear gallery.
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Pwy all beidio canu (Tune: Brenin Seion)
04:33 Nantlais' Early Years
05:23 Yn dy law y mae f'amserau (Tune: Islwyn)
07:55 Conversion and Children's Hymns
08:32 Beth yw mesur glas y nen? (Tune: Melling)
10:10 Stephen Nantlais Williams - Nantlais' grandson
12:05 Fy enaid, bendithia yr Arglwydd (Tune: Crug-y-bar)
14:19 O'r fath gyfaill ydyw'r Iesu (Tune: Converse)
18:02 Gaynor Jones - Member of Bethany Chapel
20:31 O’r fath newid rhyfeddol a wnaed ynof fi (Tune: Daeth Iesu i'm calon i fyw)

[@MargaretABruce]

Nid Nantlais ysgrifennodd, "Daeth Iesu i'm calon i fyw"! Emyn Saesneg ydyw. Yr awdur yw Rufus H. McDaniel. Efallai mai Nantlais wnaeth ei chyfieithu.

[@danpugh8089]

Yn wir, dim ond ei chyfieithu wnaeth e. Mae'n rhyfedd na ddywedon nhw hynny. Yn sicr, poblogaiddodd Nantlais yr emyn yng Nghymru, ac mae'n un o'r emynau a gysylltir amlaf â fo.

[@tinkerteale]

Diolch am y fendith. Hyfryd yw cael gweld cwpl o wynebau cyfarwydd,