It recently came to my attention that I need to be able to ramble freely to myself somewhere about things, especially all things religious. I'm a Catholic, I love being Catholic, and I really feel like talking about Catholicism. So we'll see how it goes.
Hyfrydol, by the way, which I've chosen as the title of this blog, means "Good Cheer" in Welsh. I think it's appropriate because it's the feeling God gives me when I do His work, and it's the title of one of my absolute favorite hymn tunes. There are a bunch of different hymns set to this tune, but one of my favorites is:
Alleluia, Sing to Jesus (William C. Dix)
Alleluia! sing to Jesus! His the scepter, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus out of every nation has redeemed us by His blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us, faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him when the forty days were o’er
Shall our hearts forget His promise, “I am with you evermore”?
Alleluia! bread of angels, Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth’s Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal, Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary, Earth Thy footstool, Heav’n Thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered, robed in flesh our great High Priest;
Thou on earth both priest and victim in the Eucharistic feast.
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