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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- Our programme tonight - comes from Carmarthen.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- Our hymns have been chosen...
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- ..by six members of Priordy, - Cana and Bancyfelin chapels.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- They're all personal favourites - but I know you'll enjoy them too.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Welcome - to Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:31 > 0:00:36- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- Our first hymn - is the choice of Rachael Garside...
0:00:52 > 0:00:57- ..a familiar face and voice to S4C - viewers and BBC radio listeners.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- She has presented Ffermio on S4C - and Country Focus on Radio Wales.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- She's a faithful member - at Cana chapel, near Carmarthen.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- For me, going to chapel - is a moment of peace.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- A place where your soul can relax...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- ..away from the bustle - of everyday life.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- My life and my work is busy, - and I'm in the public eye.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- I broadcast live on the radio - and have to get up really early.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Time to think is important, - away from that routine.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- My choice is an obvious one, - I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- It's not a hymn to sing quietly, - it's a hymn to belt out.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- I've heard it sung at rugby games - and in pubs, as well as in chapel.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- I think that's important too.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- It summons you, doesn't it?
0:01:46 > 0:01:47- It summons you, doesn't it?- - It's got everything.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Drama, vibrancy and fervour.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Fiona Elias teaches Drama - at Ysgol Gyfun Dyffryn Aman.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- She's also the head of Year 7.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- She lives in Llangunnor, - on the outskirts of Carmarthen.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- The hymn I've chosen - is Fel Yr Hydd A Fref Am Ddyfroedd.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Some five years ago...
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- ..I went through a period - where I was suffering from anxiety.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Feelings of panic, and so on.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- I'm not that kind of person at all.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- I found it quite hard - to deal with the situation.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- I found it difficult - to go into enclosed spaces.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Clearly, one such place is a chapel!
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- When you're in there, - it's not easy to go out.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- You can't get up and leave.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- I took the children - to Sunday school...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- ..on a day, perhaps, - when I wasn't feeling my best.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- This was the first hymn - that was sung.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- At the time, I just wanted to go...
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- ..but once I started to sing - what was a hymn I liked...
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- ..a kind of peace came over me - while singing the hymn.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- I felt that everything - was going to be OK.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Catrin Heledd Jones farms in Peniel, - a village outside Carmarthen...
0:07:36 > 0:07:37- ..on Hengil Fach Farm.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- It's a mixed farm, - with sheep and dairy cattle.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- When I was a child, I remember - going to weddings with my mother.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Calon Lan was sung often, and - I associated it with happy events.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Close on 18 years ago, - I chose it when I got married.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- There's so much emphasis on fame - and such trivia nowadays.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- This hymn's words make us think - about what's actually important.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Family and friends.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- The words are on your wall at home.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- The words are on your wall at home.- - Yes, they are.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- It was a wedding present - from my mother.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- She enjoyed embroidering - to mark special occasions.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- For our wedding, - she stitched the names...
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- ..of the ministers, - in-laws, my family and so on...
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- ..and she also included - the words of the hymn.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- So, you see the words every day?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- We look up and see them - every time we eat at the table.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- Artist Wyn Jenkins is a former - deputy head at Ysgol Bro Myrddin.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- This year, - he celebrates his 80th birthday...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- ..with an exhibition - at Oriel Ffin y Parc in Llanrwst.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- His choice of hymn is next.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Wyn, you're an artist - who roams this country.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- What goes through your mind - when you see the creation?
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- That's why I've chosen - the hymn that I have.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Because of God, the Creator.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Would you like to hear what it is?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- It's Mor Fawr Wyt Ti.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- "O Lord my God, - when I in awesome wonder
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- "Consider all the worlds - Thy hands have made."
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- I was on a cruise in Alaska.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- One day, the ship - sailed along a strait.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- It was narrow, - and the ship was huge.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- The sky was blue, - the sea was turquoise...
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- ..and literally mountains of ice...
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- ..like a wall on either side of us.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- You couldn't hear a sound - on board the ship.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- Everyone was in awe.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Suddenly, you heard cracks.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Chunks of ice - melting in the sunshine...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- ..and crashing into the sea.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- I remember looking down at the sea.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- A lump of ice floating by...
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- ..with a seal lying on it, - giving birth to a pup.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Well, that's God - the Creator for you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- But the glory of the hymn...
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- ..is not so much - in the first two verses...
0:12:25 > 0:12:26- ..with God the Creator...
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- ..but in the third verse, - with God the benefactor.
0:12:32 > 0:12:39- # O Lord my God, - when I in awesome wonder
0:12:39 > 0:12:46- # Consider all the worlds - thy hands have made
0:12:46 > 0:12:53- # I see the stars, - I hear the rolling thunder
0:12:53 > 0:13:00- # Thy power throughout - the universe displayed
0:13:01 > 0:13:08- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:13:09 > 0:13:15- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art!
0:13:16 > 0:13:24- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:13:24 > 0:13:33- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art!
0:13:34 > 0:13:42- # When through the woods - and forest glades I wander
0:13:42 > 0:13:49- # And hear the birds sing - sweetly in the trees
0:13:49 > 0:13:56- # When I look down - from lofty mountain grandeur
0:13:57 > 0:14:04- # And see the brook - and feel the gentle breeze
0:14:04 > 0:14:12- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:14:13 > 0:14:20- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art!
0:14:20 > 0:14:28- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:14:29 > 0:14:38- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art!
0:14:39 > 0:14:47- # When Christ shall - come with shout of acclamation
0:14:47 > 0:14:54- # And take me home, - what joy shall fill my heart
0:14:55 > 0:15:02- # Then I shall bow, - in humble adoration
0:15:02 > 0:15:10- # And then proclaim - "My God, how great Thou art!"
0:15:10 > 0:15:19- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:15:19 > 0:15:26- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art!
0:15:27 > 0:15:34- # Then sings my soul, - my Saviour God, to Thee
0:15:35 > 0:15:51- # How great Thou art, - how great Thou art! #
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- The man who chose our next hymn - is a familiar face all over Wales.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Delme Thomas captained Llanelli...
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- ..played for Wales, and toured - three times with the Lions.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- But through all his rugby success, - his faith has been important to him.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- The chapel has been important to me - since I was a child in Bancyfelin.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- Mam always sent us to Sunday school, - whether we wanted to go or not.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- I remember, when I was seven - or eight years old...
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- ..having to read this hymn out - in front of the congregation...
0:16:33 > 0:16:34- ..back in the early 1950s.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- That's why I've chosen it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- I haven't forgotten it since.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Mi Glywaf Dyner Lais - Yn Galw Arnaf I.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- That's my favourite.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Llinos Roberts is a GP and lecturer.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- She and husband Aled are raising - three children in Carmarthen.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- I've chosen - Glan Geriwbiaid A Seraffiaid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- It was the favourite hymn - of my great-grandmother.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- One of my great-grandmothers, - Nain Ffowcs.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- The hymn is important to me too, - because as she got older...
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- ..the chapel meant a lot to her, - and she attended faithfully.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- But as she got older, - she couldn't go every week.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- But she enjoyed listening to hymns - in bed or in her chair.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- As a family, - we'd join in the singing.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- We'd all belt out - this particular hymn...
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- ..then everybody quietened down - for the last line...
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- ..to hear Nain Ffowcs - caressing the words...
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- .."Holy, holy, holy Lord."
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- I hope you enjoyed - that selection of hymns...
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- ..and listening - to the hymns being sung.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- Which hymn would you have chosen?
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- Maybe we'll hear it on our next - selection of favourite hymns...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- ..on Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- For now, from Carmarthen, goodbye.
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