Uchafbwyntiau Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol

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-Welcome to the final programme

-of the series.

-Tonight, we enjoy some of

-the highlights of the past year.

-Welcome to

-Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.

-# Soli Deo gloria

-# Soli Deo gloria

-# Soli Deo gloria #

-Tonight we visit Carmarthen,

-Cilycwm, Llangennech and Denbigh.

-We'll hear from an experienced

-leader of the singing...

-..we meet a Carmarthen woman

-who faces life with confidence...

-..despite losing her site...

-..and two Denbigh sisters

-who started a charity...

-..to help those who help others.

-We head to Capel Y Priordy

-in Carmarthen for our first hymn.

-"Mae'r Iesu'n fuddugol

-a'i bobl gaiff fyw...

-"..yn fwy na choncwerwyr

-drwy gariad Mab Duw."

-During our visit

-to Capel Y Priordy...

-..we met a very special woman,

-Rhian Evans.

-Despite losing her sight,

-she remains active in her community.

-I'm Rhian Evans

-and I'm a member of Priordy.

-I've been a member all my life.

-I attended Sunday school and took

-part in the children's services.

-My mother taught the children for

-25 years and my father was a deacon.

-I've been immersed in chapel life.

-But despite our chapel upbringing,

-we need more than that.

-We have to see for ourselves...

-..that Jesus Christ

-means something personally to us.

-It's often the case...

-..that hymns

-express the way we feel...

-..better than our own words

-ever could.

-Having the hymns sent electronically

-to me every week from Beti Wyn...

-..means

-I can read the hymns in Braille.

-It's been

-a great blessing to me.

-It's enriched my life.

-Hymns like

-"Mi wn mai'r storom fawr ei grym

-"A ddwg y pethau gorau im."

-I might not have believed

-those words when I was young...

-..but having lost my sight...

-..the storm in my life has brought

-me some of the best experiences.

-The reason I'm able to say that...

-..is because I know Jesus Christ

-is with me in that storm...

-..and leading me through it

-with a supportive arm.

-There's another hymn which expresses

-the way I feel in my heart.

-It's a hymn written by

-Rev Simon Jones Peniel...

-..which describes

-Jesus Christ's love like the sea.

-"Llifa ataf for tragwyddol."

-The last two lines

-of the hymn read...

-.."Ac nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd

-ar y draethell unig hon."

-I'm sure there are other people...

-..going through difficulties

-or dealing with disabilities...

-..who would say

-that it's a very lonely experience.

-"Nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd ar y

-draethell unig hon" is comforting.

-Jesus Christ is walking

-alongside us and supporting us.

-The hymn we're singing

-in this service...

-.."O Ffisigwr mawr y byd,

-down atat a'n doluriau i gyd"...

-..reassures us

-that he knows about our woes...

-..and that he's the only one

-who can meet all our needs.

-Our friends and family

-can be good to us...

-..but only Jesus Christ

-can accompany us to the very end.

-We head to Soar Chapel,

-Tynewydd, Cilycwm next...

-..one of the area's oldest chapels.

-It has strong links

-with William Williams Pantycelyn.

-Here's Tyred Iesu I'r Anialwch.

-Llew Jones is one of the oldest

-members of Soar Chapel, Cilycwm.

-He also leads the singing

-in the chapel.

-Alwyn visited him at his home

-to talk about his special duties.

-What's your first recollection

-of being in chapel?

-Well, it's a childhood memory.

-Mam would take me

-to the chapel service every Sunday.

-I must've been about four years old.

-I went every Sunday.

-When I was five,

-I went to the Sunday school too.

-I liked singing, you see.

-As a youngster, I thought I

-could sing, whether I could or not.

-I became a chapel member

-at 15 years of age.

-When I was 18, I was surprised that

-the congregation had voted for me.

-They elected me

-to lead the singing in chapel...

-..along with an older gentleman.

-We were the new leaders.

-Funerals bothered me.

-You wouldn't know

-what hymn you'd have to sing.

-They wouldn't tell you beforehand.

-It was either Bydd Myrdd

-O Ryfeddodau Ar Doriad Bore Wawr...

-..or O Fryniau Caersalem,

-which I sang well...

-..although I'd shake like a leaf.

-But I improved.

-Fair play, everyone joined in

-and I enjoyed it.

-I went home a very proud man.

-You've been leading the singing

-for 72 years continuously.

-How have you

-managed to retain your voice?

-Practice was enough.

-I sung every day.

-I sung at home, sung on the tractor.

-I took part in a few eisteddfodau,

-but not many.

-Do you have a favourite hymn?

-Yes, I think so...

-..although many spring to mind.

-Arnat Iesu Boed Fy Meddwl.

-# Arnat Iesu boed fy meddwl

-# Am dy gariad boed fy nghan

-# Dyged swn dy ddioddefiadau #

-Goodness me, that

-makes you think very seriously.

-It makes you think of

-how Jesus Christ suffered for us.

-Last year, Capel Y Fron, Denbigh

-celebrated its 150th anniversary.

-One of the hymns sung at the cymanfa

-to commemorate the event...

-..was Daeth Iesu I'm Calon I Fyw.

-In Denbigh, Alwyn visited

-a second-hand shop...

-..which was opened to raise money

-for carers in the community.

-Your parents, Mary and Dei, were

-eager to stay in their own homes...

-..as their health deteriorated.

-What problems

-did that decision pose for you?

-They wanted to be together - they'd

-been married for over 40 years.

-At the start, like any other family,

-we all did our best.

-Everyone lent a hand.

-When we needed more services,

-it became more difficult.

-We encountered

-some atrocious bureaucracy.

-The front-line workers,

-the nurses, were fantastic...

-..but trying to secure the

-care package proved very difficult.

-There are barriers

-between carers and care.

-The shop, this enterprise,

-is a way of reaching the carers...

-..without the need to fill out

-a referral form.

-There's no need to tell anyone

-they're coming here.

-Through the shop

-and the events we organise...

-..we reach out

-and raise awareness of our work.

-Carers can attend our activities

-and they appreciate it very much.

-This is more

-than just a second-hand shop.

-Yes, the clothes we sell

-in this shop have a past.

-We enjoy hearing the stories

-behind them - each one has a story.

-Young people are involved

-in the running of the shop.

-We must remember that a lot

-of young people are carers.

-The work is not confined to adults.

-These clothes aren't second hand -

-they're vintage clothes.

-They're very popular.

-Our website

-is almost up and running.

-We'll be selling on-line soon.

-We'll also start

-upcycling clothes...

-..by modernising them.

-Soon, we'll be accepting

-furniture to sell.

-More and more people have heard

-about our work as carers...

-..and want to support us.

-Denbigh is a strong community town.

-People appreciate

-the work we do to help carers.

-Most of the clothes in the shop

-are aimed at women.

-Do you have anything for me?

-You'll be noticed if you wear this!

-It's very special.

-It fits!

-It comes with a belt.

-You could round it off

-with a small glass of whiskey!

-A glass of water perhaps.

-How do I look?

-How do I look?

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-Wonderful.

-15?

-I'd be helping a lot of people

-if I bought it.

-What do you think Mary and Dei

-would say today...

-..if they saw their names above

-this shop in the middle of Denbigh?

-Mam would be overjoyed.

-She'd love the clothes.

-Dad would be very proud

-that we've continued their work.

-Dad and Mam

-worked hard for the community.

-We've continued the work they did.

-I think both would be very proud.

-We've come to the end of the series.

-Thanks for your company

-over the past months...

-..and we look forward

-to seeing you again in September.

-We head to Llangennech

-for our final hymn...

-..Gorfoleddwn Heddiw A Moliannus

-Lef, sung to the hymn tune Rachie.

-From us all, goodnight.

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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