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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- Welcome to a special programme...
0:00:03 > 0:00:07- ..looking back at some - of the highlights of this series.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:16 > 0:00:20- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:23 > 0:00:28- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- The series began with a cymanfa...
0:00:44 > 0:00:49- ..publicizing the proclamation - of the Denbighshire Eisteddfod...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- ..at Tabernacle Chapel in Ruthin.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- This is - Sicrwydd Bendigaid Iesu Yn Rhan.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- One of the most impressive churches - we've visited in the past year...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- ..was the Holy Trinity Church - in Pontargothi.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- With its colourful murals - depicting biblical stories...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- ..the church - leaves a lasting impression.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Later, we will hear Gwenda Owen - perform with Bois Y Castell...
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- ..in the church grounds.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- Luned Aaron visited the church - in the company of Nellie Jones...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- ..who's very knowledgeable - about its history.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- This church - has a very interesting history.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Yes. When it was built, - it was a private church.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- The foundation stone - was laid in 1856.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- It was consecrated in 1878...
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- ..by Henry Bath's family - of Allt Y Ferin.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- They were an English family.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- They didn't understand Welsh...
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- ..which was spoken - in the parish church in Llanegwad.
0:04:47 > 0:04:53- Henry Bath built this church - for English-language services.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- In 1948, it was transferred - to the Church in Wales.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06- Church services have continued - every Sunday since then.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- The church is celebrating - a special birthday today.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Yes, indeed.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- On July 19 1878...
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- ..the church was consecrated.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- There are wonderful pictures - inside the church.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Can you tell us more - about the images we can see here?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- There's a picture - of Christ's birth...
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- ..and Moses receiving - his commandments from God.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- That's a very special picture.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- It shows the light - shining through Moses.
0:05:43 > 0:05:50- There's a picture of Lazarus - being raised from the dead by Jesus.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- The church is close to your heart.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- You were married here...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- ..and you continue - to worship here every Sunday.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Yes, it is, - for myself and my husband.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- If I haven't attended - the service on Sunday morning...
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- ..I feel a void in my life - throughout the week.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Yes, it means a lot to us both.
0:06:19 > 0:06:25- # I need Thee every hour
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- # Most gracious Lord
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- # No tender voice like Thine
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- # Can peace afford
0:06:42 > 0:06:48- # I need Thee, O I need Thee
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- # Every hour I need Thee
0:06:54 > 0:07:00- # O bless me now, my Saviour
0:07:00 > 0:07:06- # I come to Thee
0:07:14 > 0:07:20- # I need Thee every hour
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- # Stay Thou nearby
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- # Temptations lose their power
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- # When Thou art nigh
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- # I need Thee every hour
0:07:43 > 0:07:49- # Teach me Thy will
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- # And Thy rich promises
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- # In me fulfil
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- # I need Thee every hour
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- # Most Holy One
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- # O make me Thine indeed
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- # Thou blessed Son
0:08:44 > 0:08:50- # I need Thee, O I need Thee
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- # Every hour I need Thee
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- # O bless me now, my Saviour
0:09:02 > 0:09:08- # I come to Thee
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- # I need Thee
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- # O I need Thee
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- # Every hour I need Thee
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- # O bless me now, my Saviour
0:09:30 > 0:09:36- # I come to Thee
0:09:38 > 0:09:44- # O bless me now, my Saviour
0:09:44 > 0:09:51- # I come to Thee #
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Blaenannerch Chapel - is known throughout the world.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- It is where the spiritual revival - took hold in 1904.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- This was also the location - for our hymn singing last summer.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- At the chapel, - Alwyn Humphreys met Kevin Adams...
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- ..author of a book detailing - the history of the revival.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- It must be nice to return - to Wales in the summer, Kevin.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- Yes, it's refreshing - to see Wales bathed in sunshine.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- There's always - plenty of sunshine in Boston.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- To see sunshine like this in Wales - is special.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- This is a historic building - for many reasons.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- You're an expert on this subject.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- This is the place - where Evan Roberts...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- ..a young man of twenty-six...
0:11:03 > 0:11:10- ..came to study to become - a minister in Newcastle Emlyn.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- He arrived here - at the end of September, 1904.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- It was here, in that specific seat, - to be exact...
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- ..that he was overcome - by the Holy Spirit.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- That's when his life changed.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- From there, the whole of Wales was - transformed in 1904, 1905 and 1906.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- The words that inspired him - to shout aloud from that seat...
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- ..asked the Lord to bend him.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Does that mean - he'd resisted the urge previously?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Yes, he was a Christian...
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- ..but he wanted to find - a deeper understanding.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- He sat there, - with two women either side of him.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- They could see his body jolting - as he started to pray.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- He talks about the experience.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- "Oh, Lord..." He wanted to bend. - "Now? No, not now.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- "Now? No, not now.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- "Lord, bend me. Bend me, bend me."
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- He experiences - a new kind of elation.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- He bends, he bends his life.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32- Evan Roberts walked into - this building as a student.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- He walked out through those doors - as a reformer.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Wales changed in 1904 and 1905.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- People still talk about it - in America.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Everyone wants to know - about Evan Roberts.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- That's where it happened, - this is the place where the Lord...
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Some people describe it like this.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- "God lit the fuse. Fsssss, bang!"
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- The '04 Revival.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Last year's - Urdd Eisteddfod cymanfa...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- ..was held - at Capel Y Drindod, Pwllheli...
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- ..better known as Penmount Chapel - to residents of Lleyn and Eifionydd.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- It was there that I met - the Reverend Emlyn Richards...
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- ..who showed me - around important landmarks...
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- ..in Lleyn's Christian history.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- We've reached - Capel Newydd, Nanhoron.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Why are we here, Emlyn?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- There's a building - - we'll call it a building.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- It's a historic building - of great importance.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- It's an old meeting house - from the 18th century.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19- Ministers - started preaching here around 1684.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- As was the custom at the time...
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- ..ministers would preach - in a farmhouse called Lon Dywyll.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Before moving on, - it's worth noting...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- ..that Harri Parri - was both born and raised there.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- In truth, it's a pleasure - to share with the nation...
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- ..that Harri Parri - should have been an Independent.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- We'll leave that story there!
0:16:46 > 0:16:54- Capel Newydd - chapels - were relatively new at the time.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- The congregation would gather here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04- The window behind the pulpit - opened out.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- According to one story...
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- ..that window was - for persecutors who would attend...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- ..to keep an eye on proceedings.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Or, more likely...
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- ..it was a window - to share the sermon...
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- ..with - the additional congregation outside.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31- It was a time when the chapel was - much smaller than its congregation.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- Today, the congregation - is significantly smaller...
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- ..than the chapel.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- That concludes our programme...
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- ..looking back at some - of the highlights of this series.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Join us next week...
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- ..when we revisit some of the guests - who've appeared in this series.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- We end this evening with a hymn - recorded for Easter Sunday...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- ..at St Mary's Church, Swansea.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- This is Crist A Orchfygodd - Fore'r Trydydd Dydd.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Until next time, goodbye.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.