Gwahoddiad
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Gwahoddiad was originally the English hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...

 "I hear thy welcome voice", the words and tune of which were written in 1872 by the American Methodist minister and hymn writer Lewis Hartsough (1828-1919), during a re­viv­al meet­ing at Epworth, Iowa
Epworth, Iowa
Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,589 ....

 where Hartsough was Pastor. Hartsough was music editor of The Revivalist, first published in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...

 in 1868 and revised in 1872.

The Welsh version Gwahoddiad, written by Calvinistic Methodist minister and musician Rev. John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), has become so well-known in translation that many people believe it to be a traditional Welsh
Wales
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hymn.

Welsh

"Gwahoddiad"
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 burlan yn a gwaed
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.

English

"Invitation"
I hear thy gentle voice
Calling to me
To come and wash all my sins
In the river of Calvary.

Chorus:
Lord, here I am
At thy call,
Bleach my soul in the blood
Which flowed on Calvary.

It is Jesus who invites me
To receive with his saints
Faith, hope, pure love and peace
And every heavenly privilege.

It is Jesus who strengthens
Me in his work through grace;
He gives strength to my weak soul
To beat my hateful sins.

Glory ever for ordering
The reconciliation and the expurgation;
I will receive Jesus as I am
And sing about the blood.
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