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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Favourite Welsh Hymns, by Joseph Morris This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English Author: Joseph Morris Release Date: October 30, 2009 [EBook #30370] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FAVOURITE WELSH HYMNS *** Produced by Stephen Hutcheson _"Llef Tyrfa yn y Mynyddoedd."_ FAVOURITE WELSH HYMNS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. BY JOSEPH MORRIS, NARBERTH, PEMBROKESHIRE. (_Formerly of Coward College, London._) "From the top of the Rocks I see HIM: From the Hills I behold HIM." CARMARTHEN: W. SPURRELL. LONDON: WARD & CO., PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1854. PREFACE. To those who are no strangers to the Language and Spirit of the Originals, and who would feel disposed to welcome their adaptation to changed circumstances, the Author submits these Translations:[1] and he does so with a measure of trust that they may not be altogether powerless in renovating and sustaining impressions produced by those Originals. And believing that there are others--English Christians--who confidently anticipate good to the Church from any reciprocation of the diversely-developed expressions of One Spirit, this introductory effort at presenting, in their language, a specimen of Welsh Devotional Song (in which a few English Originals are included), as illustrating its characteristic genius, is, to them also, respectfully offered, with the view of realising, in however humble a degree, the Desired Good. An Index of the First Lines of the original Welsh Hymns, arranged in the order of the Translations, will be found at the end of the Work. The Metres of the Originals are retained in every case where a departure from them, is not specified. Their own thrilling minor MELODIES ought to accompany them. ---------- [1]The principle adopted in the preparation of thi
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