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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- Chapels and churches - are celebrating Whitsun today.
0:00:03 > 0:00:08- From Priordy Chapel, welcome - to Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:22 > 0:00:27- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:39 > 0:00:43- In today's programme, - we meet two active members...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- ..of Priordy Chapel.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- One has been - brought up in the chapel.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- Despite being blind, - she's integral to chapel life.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- The other is an incomer - to Carmarthen from North Wales.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- There are also performances - by Rhian Lois...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- ..and Elgan Llyr Thomas.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- The first hymn uses imagery...
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- ..to describe - the descent of the Holy Spirit...
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- ..and calls for the same thing - to happen again in Wales.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- "O na ddoi'r nefol wynt - i chwythu eto
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- "Fel bu'n y dyddiau gynt - Drwy'n gwlad yn rhuthro."
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Rhian Evans - was brought up in Priordy Chapel.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- She's a deacon - as well as the chapel's organist.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- She's also lost her sight - and is a true inspiration...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- ..in the way she lives her life.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- I'm Rhian Evans - and I'm a member of Priordy.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- I've been a member all my life.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- I attended Sunday school and took - part in the children's services.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- My mother taught the children for - 25 years and my father was a deacon.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- I've been immersed in chapel life.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44- But despite our chapel upbringing, - we need more than that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- We have to see for ourselves...
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- ..that Jesus Christ - means something personally to us.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- It's often the case...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- ..that hymns - express the way we feel...
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- ..better than our own words - ever could.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- Having the hymns sent electronically - to me every week from Beti Wyn...
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- ..means - I can read the hymns in Braille.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- It's been - a great blessing to me.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- It's enriched my life.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Hymns like - "Mi wn mai'r storom fawr ei grym
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- "A ddwg y pethau gorau im."
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- I might not have believed - those words when I was young...
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- ..but having lost my sight...
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- ..the storm in my life has brought - me some of the best experiences.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- The reason I'm able to say that...
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- ..is because I know Jesus Christ - is with me in that storm...
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- ..and leading me through it - with a supportive arm.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52- There's another hymn which expresses - the way I feel in my heart.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- It's a hymn written by - Rev Simon Jones Peniel...
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- ..which describes - Jesus Christ's love like the sea.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- "Llifa ataf for tragwyddol."
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- The last two lines - of the hymn read...
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- .."Ac nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd - ar y draethell unig hon."
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- I'm sure there are other people...
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- ..going through difficulties - or dealing with disabilities...
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- ..who would say - that it's a very lonely experience.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- "Nid oes ond ti a'm cyrraedd ar y - draethell unig hon" is comforting.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Jesus Christ is walking - alongside us and supporting us.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- The hymn we're singing - in this service...
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- .."O Ffisigwr mawr y byd, - down atat a'n doluriau i gyd"...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- ..reassures us - that he knows about our woes...
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- ..and that he's the only one - who can meet all our needs.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Our friends and family - can be good to us...
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- ..but only Jesus Christ - can accompany us to the very end.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Next is a performance - by a star of classical music.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- The tenor, Elgan Llyr Thomas, - is busy making a name for himself...
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- ..on the professional circuit.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- He's singing I'll Walk With God with - the Welsh translation by Gwyn Parry.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- # I'll walk with God
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- # From this day on
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- # His helping hand
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- # I'll lean upon
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- # This is my prayer
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- # My humble plea
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- # May the Lord
0:09:44 > 0:09:50- # Be ever with me
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- # There is no death
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- # Though eyes grow dim
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- # There is no fear
0:10:05 > 0:10:11- # When I'm near to Him
0:10:11 > 0:10:19- # I'll lean on Him forever
0:10:19 > 0:10:29- # And He'll forsake me never
0:10:30 > 0:10:37- # He will not fail me
0:10:37 > 0:10:44- # As long as my faith is strong
0:10:44 > 0:10:55- # Whatever road I may walk alone
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- # I'll walk with God
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- # I'll take His hand
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- # I'll talk with God
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- # He'll understand
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- # I'll pray to Him
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- # Each day to Him
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- # And He'll hear the words
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- # That I say
0:11:32 > 0:11:42- # His hand will guide - my throne and rod
0:11:42 > 0:11:48- # And I'll never walk alone
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- # While I walk
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- # With God #
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Next we're singing a hymn - that's relatively new...
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- ..and is popular - in our chapels and churches.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- The original English hymn, There Is - A Redeemer, by Melody Green...
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- ..was included on husband Keith's - 1982 album, Songs of the Shepherd.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Tragically, Keith Green was killed - in an aeroplane accident...
0:12:31 > 0:12:32- ..a few weeks later.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- Priordy Chapel - is an industrious house of worship.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Alun Charles is its secretary.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- The family moved from northeast - Wales to Carmarthenshire...
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- ..some 30 years ago.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- We searched for a chapel - and then became members of Priordy.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- It's a very inclusive chapel, where - there's always a warm welcome...
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- ..even for a Northwalian - like myself!
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- I'm the chapel's secretary, - and put it like this...
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- ..when you have a relatively young, - enthusiastic...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- ..and productive minister, - there's always plenty of tasks...
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- ..for the secretary - and other chapel members.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Inside the Priordy, you'll see the - pulpit and a stage in front of it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Each side of the pulpit...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- ..are television screens.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- We use a great deal of technology.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- The minister - regularly communicates...
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- ..via email, Twitter and Facebook.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- We produce a newsletter every week.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- It's printed by chapel members...
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- ..who sponsor it - from month to month.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- In the middle are pages dedicated - to the chapel's young people.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- If you trace Priordy's history...
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- ..the church's roots are firmly - planted in the Sunday school.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- The Sunday school - is still going strong...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- ..with close to 70 children - and young people on its books.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- The thanks - should go to the minister...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- ..the teachers and the parents...
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- ..for helping the chapel.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Next to perform - is Ceredigion soprano Rhian Lois.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- From Tintern Abbey, - accompanied by a string quintet...
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- ..this is Morte Christe.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- # When I survey
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- # The wondrous cross
0:17:15 > 0:17:23- # On which the Prince of glory died
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- # My richest gain
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- # I count but loss
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- # And pour contempt
0:17:40 > 0:17:47- # On all my pride
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- # See from His head
0:18:11 > 0:18:17- # His hands, His feet
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- # Sorrow and love
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- # Flow mingled down
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- # Did e'er such love
0:18:33 > 0:18:39- # And sorrow meet?
0:18:39 > 0:18:45- # Or thorns compose
0:18:45 > 0:18:54- # So rich a crown?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- # Were the whole realm
0:19:21 > 0:19:27- # Of nature mine
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- # That were a present
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- # Far too small
0:19:38 > 0:19:44- # Love so amazing
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- # So divine
0:19:51 > 0:19:58- # Demands my soul
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- # My life, my all #
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- Our celebration of Whitsun from - Priordy Chapel draws to a close.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- I hope you've enjoyed our programme.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- The final hymn also uses imagery - of the Pentecost...
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- ..and urges the Holy Spirit - to descend on Wales.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- The hymn tune is Bro Aber, - the words by Rev John Roberts.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- O Tyred I'n Gwaredu, Iesu Da.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Thank you for your company - and goodbye.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
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