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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- Today, - we're visiting Bethel in Arfon.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:13 > 0:00:18- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- Today, we visit - Y Cysegr chapel in Bethel.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- We're joined by its minister...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..one of Wales' - most colourful religious men.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- We'll also listen - to musical performances.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- The chapel's minister - has a very interesting name.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Reverend Marcus Wyn Robinson.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- We're sitting on the Maes - in Caernarfon.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Why does it mean so much to you?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- My roots are here in many ways.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- I was raised in Caernarfon, - I'm a Cofi Dre in every sense.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- I've come full circle - and returned here.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- I've travelled the world - but I enjoy coming back.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- This place holds fond memories.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44- I look over your shoulder - at the statue of Sir Hugh Owen.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49- I attended Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen - as a young boy.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- I look back and remember the great - men of Caernarfon who influenced me.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- At that time, Reverend John Roberts.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- He's John Roberts Llanfwrog - to the people of Anglesey...
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- ..but to me, in Moriah chapel, - he had a great influence.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- I remember him - preaching on the Maes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- He said, "Look up." - The congregation were wondering why.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- "At the building behind us."
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- It has an interesting name - - Paternoster Buildings.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- "Our Father is looking down on us - all the time," said Roberts...
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- .."Whether you're aware or not."
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- We'll speak further later. - What's our first hymn today?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- This was my beginning - - Pa Le Pa Fodd Dechreuaf.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Apart from the castle...
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- ..Segontium is probably Caernarfon's - most important historic site.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Most definitely.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- I often remind the people - of Caernarfon...
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- ..that the Caer isn't the castle - - this is the caer (fort).
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- This is 1,000 years older - than the castle.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- There would be more of it - had Edward I not built the castle.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Half the stones - which made up this fort...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- ..are in the foundations - of the castle.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- You discovered something - very interesting on this site.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12- When I was a boy, - digging and exploring...
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- ..I discovered - pieces of Roman coins.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- There was one person - working on the site at the time...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- ..from the National Museum of Wales.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- He looked at it and said...
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- .."Goodness me, this dates back - to the time of Emperor Trajan."
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- "How old is he?" I replied.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42- "Trajan was an emperor," he said, - "Between 98 and 107AD."
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- I wondered who was the last man - to hold this coin.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- What's remarkable is that - I also realised at the time...
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- ..that people had travelled - from other parts of the world...
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- ..to reach Caernarfon.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- It dawned on me that there - was a world beyond this town.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Realising there was a world - beyond Caernarfon...
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- ..that led you to join the Navy - as a chaplain.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16- I realised that many people - from Caernarfon had been sailors.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- Looking back, I'm grateful - I discovered a desire to travel.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- By now I'm back...
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- ..having visited almost - every continent around the world.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- It's incredible for me, today...
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- ..to be back on this site, - where I was raised.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- Thank you, Lord, for allowing me - to travel around the world...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- ..and for the great diversity - in your world.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- We're standing on the site - of the old Moriah chapel...
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- ..where you were raised.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Sadly, - the chapel burnt down in 1976.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- In 1976, yes. 40 years ago.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- It's incredible to think - where the time has gone.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- On this site, on an empty site...
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- ..I have memories - of a beautiful building...
0:11:48 > 0:11:53- ..which was filled with the life and - culture of Caernarfon at that time.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Peleg Williams was a great organist.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- He was here every Sunday morning - without fail.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- He had the ability to play - the most wonderful pieces.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- You would have loved some time - in his company.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- His great ability - was something you took for granted.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- I became a member of the chapel - when I was 13 years old.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22- John Roberts was a great minister - and a great influence on me.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- He was a minister who applied - great attention to love.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- That's what attracted me to - the gospel in the first place.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- I remember a communion service, - here on this site.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I had a spiritual experience - which has stayed with me since.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- That's what led to me becoming - a minister at the age of 18.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- My first sermon was here, in Moriah.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- I remember it like yesterday...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- ..an appeal for us - to reconcile with God.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57- As I was preaching, John Roberts was - literally at my feet saying amen.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- Peleg chose music - that matched the sermon perfectly.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- When I look back, I realise that at - the time I took it all for granted.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- Goodness me, I was privileged.
0:13:23 > 0:13:30- # I don't know how to love him
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- # What to do, how to move him
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- # I've been changed
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- # Yes, really changed
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- # In these past few days
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- # When I've seen myself
0:13:50 > 0:13:57- # I seem like someone else
0:13:58 > 0:14:05- # I don't know how to take this
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- # I don't see why he moves me
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- # He's a man
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- # He's just a man
0:14:19 > 0:14:26- # And I've had so many men before
0:14:26 > 0:14:32- # In very many ways
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- # He's just one more
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- # Should I bring him down?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- # Should I scream and shout?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- # Should I speak of love
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- # Let my feelings out?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- # I never thought
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- # I'd come to this
0:14:57 > 0:15:03- # What's it all about
0:15:06 > 0:15:13- # Don't you think it's rather funny
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- # I should be in this position
0:15:19 > 0:15:25- # I'm the one who's always been
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- # So calm, so cool
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- # No lover's fool
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- # Running every show
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- # He scares me so
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- # Should I bring him down?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- # Should I scream and shout?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- # Should I speak of love
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- # Let my feelings out?
0:15:57 > 0:16:03- # I never thought I'd come to this
0:16:04 > 0:16:10- # What's it all about?
0:16:13 > 0:16:20- # Yes, if he said he loved me
0:16:21 > 0:16:26- # I'd be lost, I'd be frightened
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- # I couldn't cope
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- # Just couldn't cope
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- # I'd turn my head
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- # I'd back away
0:16:41 > 0:16:47- # I wouldn't want to know
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- # He scares me so
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- # I want him so
0:16:58 > 0:17:11- # I love him so #
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- I must say, Marcus, the name of your - pastorate sounds very interesting.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- It's a name that delights me.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- As you can see behind us, - this is the River Seiont.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- The name of the pastorate - is Glannau'r Saint.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- The reason for that is that - all the chapels in my pastorate...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- ..are on the banks of this river.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- I've travelled extensively - around the world...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- ..but I've returned - to the place where I was born.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- As the Seiont flows to the sea, - I care for the chapels on its banks.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Marcus, I've learnt a lot about you - and Caernarfon today.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Thank you for showing me around.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- What are your thoughts - about the future?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- It's important - to look to the future with hope.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- You have the past - and the past will show you the way.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- The Christian faith has survived - across the centuries...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- ..when many things have changed.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- It thrives in Wales today - and I'm sure...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- ..it will live long in the future.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- I thank my colleagues in Wales...
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- ..that keep the faith alive - and practise it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- That leads us to our final hymn, - O'r Fath Gyfaill Ydyw'r Iesu.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- From both of us, goodbye.
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