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“I am a great believer in new light, but let us always remember that the source of light is the same, and keep our eyes open to see it growing brighter and brighter until noon.”

Original: Yr wyf fi yn gredwr mawr mewn goleuni newydd, ond dewch i ni gael cofio o hyd, mai yr un yw ffynhonnell goleuni, a chadw'n llygaid yn agored i'w weled yn myned fwy—fwy hyd hanner dydd. — Welcoming new understanding while retaining a sense of an enduring spiritual source · Sermon, Sul y Blodau, 31 March 1903 (Welsh)

“We are more inclined to create darkness than to bring forth light. The weary years and black nights are our creations; the dawn, the light and the day belong to God.”

Original: Yr ydym ni yn fwy tueddol i greu tywyllwch na gwawrio goleuni, y cyfnodau, a'r tymhorau, a'r blynyddau blinion, a'r nosweithiau duon yw'n creadigaethau ni; Duw biau'r wawr, a'r goleuni, a'r dydd! — Contrasting humanity's darkness with the renewing light he attributes to God · Sermon, Sul y Blodau, 31 March 1903 (Welsh)

“The individual reaches his full stature when connected with humanity.”

Original: Y mae'r dyn unigol yn ei lawn faint pan wedi ei gysylltu â dynoliaeth. — Suggesting that a person reaches fullest stature through connection with humanity · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“God disciplines the individual for the sake of society. God teaches the teacher for the sake of the class.”

Original: Mae Duw yn disgyblu'r unigol er mwyn y cymdeithasol. Mae Duw'n dysgu'r athro er mwyn y class. — Presenting individual development as preparation for service to others · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“When better singing is needed, their ears will have grown too heavy to hear the gentle sound of the music of the future.”

Original: Pan fydd eisiau gwell canu, bydd eu clustiau wedi trymhau gormod i glywed swn tyner miwsig y dyfodol. — A striking metaphor for becoming unable to hear the possibilities of a new age · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“If the place is dry, we must open the sweet springs. If it is barren, we must search for its hidden treasures.”

Original: Os lle sych fydd yno, rhaid i ni agor y ffynhonnau melys. Os lle llwm fydd yno, rhaid i ni chwilio am ei drysorau cuddiedig. — Urging people to discover and create possibilities wherever they live · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“These rocks are full of wealth; they only need splitting. The Black Mountain, the Great Mountain and Betws Mountain are full of treasures; they only need striking.”

Original: Mae'r creigiau yma yn llawn cyfoeth, dim ond eu hollti. Mae'r mynydd du a'r mynydd mawr, a mynydd y Betws yn llawn trysorau, dim ond eu taro! — Finding hidden possibility and abundance within the surrounding landscape · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“There is a sacred striving in a covenant to preserve order in the world, something very old and yet always new.”

Original: Y mae rhyw ymdrech gysegredig mewn cyfamod i gadw trefn yn y byd, yn beth hen iawn, ac yn beth newydd o hyd. — Seeing moral covenant as both ancient and continually renewed · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“There is something very beautiful in this cutting and covenant: first the commandments into tablets, then the laws into your palm, and finally the covenant deep into your heart.”

Original: Y mae rhywbeth yn brydferth iawn yn y torri a'r cymodi yma. Torri'r gorchmynion ar lechau i ddechreu, torri'r deddfau ar dor dy law yn nês ymlaen; torri'r cytundeb i ddyfnder dy galon yn y diwedd. — Tracing moral commitment from outward inscription towards inward conviction · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

“People go to worship with hands withered and unable to do good; Christ must be there before they can be healed.”

Original: Mae dynion yn mynd i'r cwrdd â'u dwylaw wedi gwywo i wneuthur daioni, ac mae'n rhaid cael y Crist i'r cwrdd cyn eu gwella. — Using a vivid image for people who have lost the capacity or habit of doing good · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“No, no, the religion of Christ does not permit waste and extravagance.”

Original: Na, na, nid yw crefydd Crist yn caniatau sarnu ac afradu! — Rejecting wastefulness as incompatible with Christian responsibility · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“It was a day for service, support and help.”

Original: Yr oedd y dydd yn ddydd o wasanaeth, a chymorth, a help. — Defining a sacred day through practical service to others · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“What every man should do for gladness of heart and freedom in life is worship: go to God's house to give thanks.”

Original: Y peth ddylai pob dyn wneud am fwynhad calon, a rhyddid bywyd, yw addoli,mynd i dŷ Dduw i ddiolch! — Connecting worship and gratitude with inward freedom and enjoyment of life · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“The Jew's seventh day is for looking back. The Christian's first day is for looking forward.”

Original: Seithfed dydd yr Iddew i edrych yn ol. Dydd cyntaf y Cristion i edrych ymlaen. — Contrasting remembrance of the past with hope directed towards the future · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“What a beautiful idea the Sabbath day is: a day of rest from the ordinary work of life.”

Original: Dyna syniad hyfryd yw dydd Saboth, dydd o orffwysfa oddiwrth waith cyffredin bywyd. — Seeing the Sabbath as a welcome release from ordinary labour · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

“It is not right because He gave it to us; He gave it to us because it is right.”

Original: Dyw hi ddim yn iawn am ei fod Ef wedi ei rhoi i ni, ond y mae Ef wedi ei rhoi i ni am ei bod yn iawn. — Placing moral truth before mere obedience to authority · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

“There is an unspeakable difference between religion having shaped a country and a country having shaped its religion.”

Original: Y mae gwahaniaeth annrhaethol rhwng crefydd wedi llunio gwlad, a gwlad wedi llunio crefydd. — Distinguishing principles that shape society from beliefs shaped for convenience · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

“God's kingdom first, the kingdoms of the world second. Religion will not bear being mixed with such things; unless it is first, chief and foremost, it will do nothing at all.”

Original: Teyrnas Dduw yn gyntaf, teyrnasoedd y byd yn ail. Chymer crefydd ddim o'i chymysgu â phethau fel hyn, os na chaiff hi fod yn gyntaf, yn bennaf, ym mlaenaf, wna hi ddim o gwbl. — Arguing that genuine faith cannot merely be fitted around worldly priorities · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

Faith
Truth

“Christianity is meant to face the misery of the world and seek to remove it.”

Original: Y mae wyneb Cristionogaeth i fod ar drueni'r byd, ac i geisio ei symud. — Presenting faith as an active response to human suffering · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

“You can add nothing but anxiety by worrying.”

Original: Ellwch chwi ddim ychwanegu dim ond pryder drwy ofalu. — Observing that excessive worry often adds nothing except more anxiety · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

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Wisdom

“Look at them: they live by singing. Do you know of any other family that lives so happily?”

Original: Edrychwch arnynt, y maent yn byw dan ganu,—wyddoch chwi am ryw deulu arall yn byw mor ddedwydd? — Finding an image of carefree happiness in the singing of birds · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

“There is reason to fear that far too much preaching concerns distant things: old history, people long buried, the Jews, while our own congregations go unnoticed.”

Original: Y mae lle i ofni fod llawer iawn gormod o bregethu pell, pregethu hen hanes, pregethu am hen bobl wedi eu claddu, pregethu am yr Iddewon,—a gadael ein cynulleidfaoedd ein hunain yn ddisylw. — Warning against discussing distant faults while ignoring immediate human needs · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

“A sermon to meet his people, Jews and disciples. A sermon to meet those who were there, not those who were absent.”

Original: Pregeth i gwrdd ei bobl—Iddewon a disgyblion. Pregeth i gwrdd â'r rhai oedd yno, nid i gwrdd â'r rhai absennol. — Insisting that speech should address the people actually present · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

Faith
Truth

“Come, you will not get another opportunity like this for three hundred years.”

Original: Dewch, chewch chi ddim cyfle fel hyn eto am dri chan mlynedd. — A playful invitation to seize an opportunity unlikely to return soon · Chairman's remark at John Penry tercentenary lecture (Welsh)

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