Cwm Rhondda

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Cwm Rhondda is a popular hymn tune written by John Hughes (1873–1932) in 1907. The name is taken from the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley. It is usually used in English as a setting for William Williams' text "Guide me, O thou great Redeemer" (or, in some traditions, "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah"), originally Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch ("Lord, lead me through the wilderness") in Welsh. The tune and hymn are often called "Bread of Heaven" because of a repeated line in this English translation. For Welsh hymns, the tune is most commonly used as a setting for Wele'n sefyll rhwng y myrtwydd ("Lo, between the myrtles standing") by Ann Griffiths, and it was as a setting of this that the tune was first published in 1907. It is, however, sometimes paired with the text Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch, for example in the 2023 Revised English Hymnal where the text of this hymn appears in both English and Welsh.

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