The author of this hymn, William Willams, has been called “the Welsh Charles Wesley”–and we have it for you in Welsh as well as English. You may know it from your hymnals as Cwm Rhondda. I mean those old hymnals that were actually bound and printed.
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‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer’
A full orchestra, full choir, and the Royal Albert Hall packed with singers–and the traditional Welsh hymn, Cwm Rhondda, here rendered into English as Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer… Really, if this doesn’t stir your soul, ask someone to hold a mirror under your nose and see if you fog it.
‘Cwm Rhondda’ in Welsh
In case you were wondering, this is what the hymn sounds like in its original language.
Now, I don’t speak Welsh, but I love Welsh hymns. God has given music the power to speak to us regardless of the language–and a very considerable power that is.
‘God of Grace and God of Glory
Here’s our old friend, the Welsh melody “Cwm Rhondda” again, this time to carry the lyrics, God of Grace and God of Glory–sung by the congregation and choir of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church. Again, you might want to turn up the volume. Maybe someone from the ACLU will hear it and have a conniption. Maybe someone will hear it and be saved.
Sing Along: ‘God of Grace and God of Glory’
Although these lyrics came out in 1930, the melody is Cwm Rhondda, traditional Welsh. Bread of Heaven is another well-loved hymn sung to this melody. God of Grace and God of Glory–make a joyful noise unto the Lord.
I’m early today because I have to go to the eye doctor and sit around in his waiting room all morning: but I wanted at least to post our daily hymn.
Hymn, ‘Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer’
This Welsh melody is traditionally called Cwm Rhondda and has various renderings into English. I’ve posted it once as Bread of Heaven. This is a very popular hymn and a good way to start our day. This is another one you can really belt out–and should.
I don’t mean to turn into a Christian DJ or something like that, but suddenly these hymns seem mighty important. We live in an anti-Christian age, in a Christian country that is rapidly being de-Christianized, debauched, and debased before our very eyes.
Hymns are a way of connecting with our God, and the time has come to sing them louder, louder, every day.
He will hear us.