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0:00:00 > 0:00:02- From Llanrwst on the River Conwy...
0:00:02 > 0:00:05- ..welcome - to Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:11 > 0:00:16- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- The singing - comes from Seion Chapel, Llanrwst.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- We'll meet two women who are active - with local Sunday schools.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51- We'll also hear performances from - Meinir Wyn Roberts and Huw Llywelyn.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Trystan Lewis conducts, - with Rhys Roberts at the organ.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58- The first hymn is...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- ..Arglwydd Nef A Daear - Ar Dy Orseddfainc Gref.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- I'm in the Sunday school - at Seion Chapel now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- The supervisor is Gwenda Jones.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28- Who's this?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30- Who is he?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- Who is he?- - Jesus.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Jesus. OK, we'll forget - about this man for a minute.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37- Who are these?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- The disciples.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- The Sunday school - is clearly flourishing, Gwenda.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- I'm sure your experience - as a teacher is a big help.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- I was a secondary school teacher, - to tell you the truth,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- But I've raised five children too.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- So, I'm used to children, - and I also like working with them.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03- How difficult is it to keep children - of this age interested?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- You need a lot of activities.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- We start with a story, - with lots of gesticulating.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Sometimes, we act or sing - or do handiwork.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- For a change, we'll have colouring, - which they like.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- At the end, - the mothers have a cuppa...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- ..and the children - have a drink and a biscuit.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- That goes down well.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- The support of the parents - must be important.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- They're fantastic.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- They truly do give us 100% support.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- We have Llanast y Llan meetings - from time to time...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- ..and they come to those as well.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47- What about the youth club - you run for 11 to 14-year-olds?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Most aren't chapel members - and don't attend other chapels.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Some go to other chapels - but come to the club.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Most don't go to any chapel...
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- ..but they love coming here - on two Sundays a month.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- We play games...
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- ..and the minister has - five quiet minutes to contemplate.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- We talk about Jesus and share - stories and experiences with them.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- They are very good listeners.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- We finish off with a meal.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- I cook that, - sometimes with their help...
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- ..or whoever else is here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- They love it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- You've retired, - so you don't have to do this.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- What kind of pleasure - does it give you?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- I get a lot of pleasure out of it.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- Actually, I missed working - with secondary school children.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- I used to teach Biology.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- I taught at Sunday school for years - at Scotland Street Chapel.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- The teachers were good - but old-fashioned.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- No pictures, no colouring.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Just books with a picture - of Jesus in the boat.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- We're all familiar with them.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- There was a time when we weren't - allowed to put anything on the wall.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Now, there are lots of pictures up, - the children's work.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- We try to make the place - as colourful as we can.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- We can adapt the room as we want, - which is lovely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Gwenda, thank you very much.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- # Pwy wnaeth y ser uwchben?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- # Y ser uwchben, y ser uwchben
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- # Pwy wnaeth y ser uwchben?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- # Ein Harglwydd Dduw
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- # Pwy wnaeth y pysgod chwim?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- # Y pysgod chwim, y pysgod chwim
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- # Pwy wnaeth y pysgod chwim?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- # Ein Harglwydd Dduw
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- # Pwy wnaeth y chi a fi?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- # Y chi a fi, y chi a fi
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- # Pwy wnaeth y chi a fi?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- # Ein Harglwydd Dduw #
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- Our next hymn - is Dy Garu Di, O Dduw, Dy Garu Di.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Next, a performance of a song...
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- ..first recorded by the - country singer from Austin, Texas...
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- ..Nanci Griffith.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- O'r Fan Acw, From A Distance.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Here's Meinir Wyn Roberts.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- # O'r fan acw, - mae'r byd yn wyrdd a glas
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- # Ac mae'r od a'r mynydd mor wyn
0:09:34 > 0:09:40- # O'r fan acw, - mae nant a mor yn cwrdd
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- # A hed eryr dros y bryn
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- # O'r fan acw, - daw sain hen alaw fwyn
0:09:53 > 0:09:59- # Megis adlais deg ei hun
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- # Alaw gobaith glan
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- # Hedd yw nod y gan
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- # Dyma gan hen deulu dyn
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- # A Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- # O'r fan acw
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- # A Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- # O'r fan acw
0:10:59 > 0:11:05- # O'r fan acw, - braf iawn yw byd bob un
0:11:05 > 0:11:11- # Heb neb mewn angen gwir
0:11:12 > 0:11:18- # Heb na gynnau na bom - na haint na chlwy
0:11:18 > 0:11:24- # Na newyn dros y tir
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- # O'r fan acw, - ry'm ni yn camu 'mlaen
0:11:31 > 0:11:37- # Frodyr hoff, yn llu cytun
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- # Alaw gobaith glan
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- # Hedd yw nod y gan
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- # Dyma gan hen deulu dyn
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- # A Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- # O'r fan acw
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- # A Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- # Duw sy'n ein gwylio ni
0:12:15 > 0:12:25- # O'r fan draw #
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- Next, we'll sing a hymn - by William Williams Pantycelyn.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- It's a hymn - that's full of confidence.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- "Enynnaist ynof dan, - perffeithiaf dan y nef
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- "Ni all y moroedd mawr - ddiffodd mono ef
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- "Dy lais, dy wedd, a gweld dy waed - sy'n troi 'ngelynion dan fy nhraed."
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- We've already met one pillar - of the Sunday school at Seion.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Maureen Hughes is another.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- We've seen the children...
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- ..but there's a Sunday school - for adults at the chapel as well.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- That follows the service, - at around 11.15am.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- We assemble - at the rear of the chapel.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00- There's one class of nine members - and they're very loyal to the cause.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Like me, each one - has had the privilege...
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- ..of attending Sunday school - as children.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14- I'd like to pay tribute to my Sunday - school teachers in Aberangell...
0:16:14 > 0:16:20- ..for sowing the seed within me - of an interest in Sunday school.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- What kind of discussions do you have - in the Sunday school?
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- We follow the syllabus - that's published in Y Goleuad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- This year, - it's a journey through the Psalms...
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- ..prepared by - the Reverend Doctor Huw John Hughes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- We might not meet every Sunday, - because of other activities...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- ..but they are extremely loyal.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- One thing we do is set homework.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54- I choose one or two words - linked to the lesson.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Last Sunday, - they were 'hymn' and 'preaching'.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05- We then look for verses in the Bible - that contain those words.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Everyone does their homework.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- Before we read, - I'll ask for your homework.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- You've been looking for verses...
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- ..that contain - either 'hymn' or 'preaching'.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- 'Preaching' from Luke 11, verse 32.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- "The men of Nineveh shall rise up...
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- ..in the judgment - with this generation...
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- I notice that several chapel members - have won Gee Medals over the years.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- People must live long here - and give long service to the chapel.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- They're faithful to the chapel - in every sense of the word.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- I have to thank them for that.
0:17:51 > 0:17:57- We have three who hope to receive - a Gee Medal in September...
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- ..when the service takes place - here at Seion Chapel.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- What is the value - of Sunday school...
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- ..for both children and adults - in the world as it is today?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- I think it's very valuable.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- We can talk, - either one-to-one or as a class.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Comfort is important - in this day and age.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- We feel that we are united, - and there is strength in unity.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Maureen, many thanks - for our conversation.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- We now turn to our soloist, - Huw Llywelyn.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Here he is to sing I Ti Dymunwn Fyw.
0:18:45 > 0:18:53- # I ti dymunwn fyw, O Iesu da
0:18:53 > 0:19:01- # Ar lwybrau esmwyth oes, - dan heulwen ha'
0:19:02 > 0:19:10- # Neu os daw'r niwl - i guddio'r wybren las
0:19:11 > 0:19:20- # Na ad i'm hofnau - atal gwaith dy ras
0:19:28 > 0:19:36- # Ni allaf roddi - fel y rhoddaist im
0:19:36 > 0:19:45- # Rwy'n gweld, yng ngolau'r groes, - fy ngorau'n ddim
0:19:46 > 0:19:54- # Ond at y groes, - er hynny, deuaf fi
0:19:54 > 0:20:05- # I'm rhoi fy hunan i'th ewyllys di
0:20:13 > 0:20:21- # Fy hunan oll i ti, O Iesu da
0:20:22 > 0:20:31- # Er dyfod cwmwl du neu heulwen ha'
0:20:32 > 0:20:41- # O fore oes hyd nes i'r cyfnos ddod
0:20:42 > 0:20:47- # Rho im y fraint o fyw
0:20:47 > 0:21:00- # Pob dydd i'th glod #
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- As the programme draws to a close, - may I thank you for your company?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- The final hymn is...
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- ..Duw Mawr Y Nefoedd Faith, - Mor Bur, Mor Dirion Yw.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- The hymn-tune is Bryn Hywel.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- From us all, goodbye.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.
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