hymnt qDy@ lmr'@ `l~ Hfl fttH ldwr@ 59 lmhrjn lndn lsynmy'y ldwly, ldhy kn Hfl nswy bmtyz fy mwDw`h wnjwmh, dh tnwl fylm lfttH "sfrjyt", kfH lHrk@ lnswy@ lmTlb@ bmnH lmr'@ fy bryTny Hq ltSwyt mTl` lqrn l`shryn.
wqd t`wn lnjzh `dd mn lns, bdan mn lmkhrj@ sr@ Gfrwn wktb@ lsynryw 'by mwrGn wmmthlth llwty wqfn `l~ lsjd@ lHmr wfy mqdmthn myryl stryb wkry mwlyGn whylyn bwnm krtr, bl wHt~ lmHtjt llwty stthmrn hdhh lmnsb@ wtmddn `l~ lsjd@ lHmr mTlbt bd`m 'kbr lDHy l`nf l'sry wmHtjt `l~ ltkhfyDt fy myzny@ lkhdmt lmqdm@ llns fy hdh lmjl.
lqd 'Tlqt mdyr@ lmhrjn klyr stywrt `l~ dwr@ hdh l`m wSf "sn@ lmr'@ lqwy@", wbd dhlk wDH fy Hfl lfttH 'w fy mshm@ 46 mkhrj@ fy l'flm lmshrk@ fy lmhrjn.
`l~ 'n stywrt tr~ 'nh `l~ lrGm mn hdh lHDwr Gyr lmsbwq llmr'@ lmkhrj@ tZl nsb@ mshrkth fy lmhrjn 20 fy lmy'@ fqT mn mjml mnhj lmhrjn, ldhy Dm 240 fylm mn 72 bld st`rD `l~ md~ 12 ywm (mn 7 l~ 18 mn lshhr ljry).
km wSft stywrt fylm lfttH b'nh "fylm 'khrjth mr'@ bryTny@ `n mr'@ bryTny@ Gyrt mjr~ ltrykh".
wfy Gmr@ hdhh lfwr@ lnswy@ hjmt lmmthl@ lshhyr@ myryl stryb (lty mthlt fy lfylm dwr mlyn bnkrst lty qdt Hrk@ Hq lqtr` llmr'@ fy bryTny "sfrj" 'w m smy brbT@ lns ljtm`y@ wlsysy@) hymn@ lrjl `l~ lSn`@ lsynmy'y@ wmjl l`rwD lnqdy@ lsynmy'y@, wqd knt bl mnz` mthr htmm ljmhwr fy Hfl lfttH `nd mrwrh `l~ lsjd@ lHmr m` kry mwlyGn whylyn bwnm krtr.
lkn stryb nfsh rdt `l~ sw'l fy lmw'tmr lSHfy `n lfylm bsh'n lmdh rfDt fy Hd~ mqblth l'khyr@ 'n twSf b'nh "fymnst" (nshT@ nswy@) mstkhdm@ `br@ mn lfylm mshyr@ l~ 'n lmwqf ldhy tnTlq mnh hw" l'f`l l lklmt".
lwq`y wlkhyly
lqd qdm fylm "sfrjyt" nTlq@ qwy@ fy fttH dwr@ hdh l`m lmhrjn lndn, dh njH lqy'mwn `lyh fy stthmr dfq wHywy@ qDy@ jtm`y@ wHqwqy@ mw'thr@, `l~ l`ks mn m`Zm mhrjnt hdh l`m lty khtrt 'flm mGmrt wsT mS`b lTby`@ (lthljy@ fy lGlb) fy 'flm fttHh, km hy lHl m` fylm :yfrst: fy fttH mhrjn fynysy w" l 'Hd yryd llyl" fy mhrjn brlyn.
wl`l 'brz `wml njH synryw lfylm ldhy ktbth 'by mwrGn, SHb@ synrywht : lsyd@ lHdydy@(`n ttshr), ls`@(`n Grf@ lkhbr fy by by sy bn Hrb lswys), bryk lyn, wlHSl@ `l~ jy'z@ ymy), khtyrh lmdkhl dhky ltqdym ldrm lwthy'qy@ (dykwdrm) bkhlq shkhSy@ khyly@ wj`l mHwr lsrd l~ jnb lshkhSyt lHqyqy@ lty yZhrh lfylm.
fshkhSy@ mwd ('dt dwrh bnjH kbyr lmmthl@ kry mwlyGn), tmthl nmwdhj mjsm lwq` lthmysh wlqhr ldhy knt t`yshh lmr'@ lbryTny@ l`ml@ fy lqrn lts` `shr wmTl` lqrn l`shryn, wtjsyd wDH lm tnDl mn 'jlh lshkhSyt ltrykhy@ l'khr~ lty 'Zhrh lfylm wyntm~ b`Dh l~ Tbqt mkhtlf@.
fmwd t`ml fy mHl lGsyl wky lmlbs, yfyD lmkn bbw's lns l`mlt lty yt`rDn lltmyyz fy l'jwr `n lrjl, fDl `n ltHrsh ljnsy lrb l`ml bb`Dhn.
wtt`rf `l~ Hrk@ <
hdhh lrHl@ tqwd mwd l~ qlb lkfH lnswy whdhh lrbT@ lnswy@ `ndm tt`rD zmylth l~ lDrb mn 'jl mn`h mn tqdym hdhh lshhd@, ftDTr mwd l~ 'n tmthl hy bdl `nh 'mm lljn@ ltdly bshhdth.
wntb` `br dkhwl mwd fy hdh lwsT tTwr nDl hdhh lHrk@ lnswy@ bl wtHwlh l~ l`nf llft lntbh lHqwq lmr'@ b`d ykhdhlhn ry'ys lwzr ldhy w`d blnZr fy mnHhn Hqwqhn wlbrlmn ldhy rfD `Ty'hn Hq ltSwyt.
wfy lHZ@ lHtjj `l~ klm@ ry'ys lwzr yt`rDn l`nf lshrT@ lty tDrb lmHtjt wt`tql `dd mnhn wmn bynhn mwd, Hyth ykwn hdh l`tql ftH@ ltdmyr Hyth l`y'ly@ m` zwjh ldhy tHbh wy`ml m`h fy mHl lGsyl nfsh wbnhm lSGyr.
wtSbH mwd wrfyqth tHt 'nZr lshrT@ lsry@ lty ttb` `n kthb nshTthn, wfy tjm` lsm` klm@ qy'd@ lHrk@ lnswy@ <
wtDrb lm`tqlt `n lT`m mn 'jl Tlq srHhn, byd 'n tjrb@ l`tql tlk tdmr m tbq~ mn Hy@ `y'ly@ lmwd lty yTlqh zwjh wyHrmh mn bnh ldhy y`Tyh lqnwn Hq r`yth fy dhlk lwqt, wyDTr lHq l~ `Ty'h l~ `y'l@ 'khr~ ttbnh.
nshTt Htjjn khll lfttH llmTlb@ bd`m 'kbr lDHy l`nf l'sry
wtDTr mwd l~ hjr `mlh b`d 'n tHrq yd rb l`ml bmkw@ `nd mHwlth ltHrsh bh, wt`tql mr@ 'khr~ bsbb dhlk, wyHwl lmftsh fy lshrT@ lsry@ (lmmthl dryn shylr) stGll dhlk w`rD lfrj `nh mqbl t`wnh m`hm.
wtnkhrT mwd kly fy lf`l lsysy m` lrbT@ lnswy@ , b`d 'n trfD `rD lshrT@ lsry@ ltSbH `nSr 'ssy m` mjmw`@ mn lns ttbn~ nhj lqym b`mlyt `nyf@ llft lntbh l~ qDythn tqwdh Sydlny@ fy mnTqth(lmmthl@ hylyn bwnm krtr).
wyqmn btfjyr khTwT tSlt 'w mnzl frG l'Hd lwzr, wySl `mlhn l~ dhrwth fy mHwl@ mwd wzmylth ymyly dyfyswn (shkhSy@ Hqyqy@ 'dt dwrh fy lfylm lmmthl@ ntly brs) stthmr frS@ HDwr lmlk jwrj lkhms lsbq llkhywl <
wb`d mn`hn mn lwSwl, tqwm dyfyswn bldkhwl l~ mydn lsbq lrf` lft@ `n qDythn ftmwt tHt Hwfr HSn sbq lmlk, lyntql lfylm l~ mshhd wthy'qy ltshyy` jnzth lty shrk fyh lalf.
wynthy lfylm bqy'm@ twrykh mnH Hq ltSwyt llns fy mkhtlf dwl l`lm, bd mn nywzylnd lty mnHt lmr'@ Hq ltSwyt `m 1893 wmrwr bbryTny lty mnHt lns Hq mshrwT lltSwyt b`mr 30 sn@ `m 1918 thm tHwl l~ sn 21 `m fy `m 1928 wnth bb`D ldwl l`rby@ lty mnHt Hq ltSwyt llmr'@ fy lsnwt l'khyr@ 'w w`dt bmnHh.
thny'y nswy
fy hdh lfylm t`yd lmkhrj@ sr@ Gfrwn wktb@ lsynryw 'by mwrGn tjrb@ t`wnhm lnjH@, dh sbq 'n qdm tjrb@ t`wn njH@ fy fylm <
sbq lGfrwn lty drst llG@ lnjlyzy@ fy lbklwryws wlkhrj lsynmy'y fy lmjstyr 'n `mlt fy by by sy lmd@ thlth snwt qbl 'n ttfrG llkhrj lsynmy'y, w'khrjt nHw st@ 'flm b`Dh lltlfzywn 'brzh <
wnjH hdh lthny'y fy tqdym m`lj@ drmy@ mmyz@ lwqy'` trykhy@ m zlt HDr@ fy ldhkr@, fmwrGn bkhrwjh mn hymn@ lshkhSyt ltrykhy@ wbd`h lshkhSy@ khyly@ mn lTbq@ l`ml@ jsdt kl wq` lqhr wll msw@ ldhy ttHdth `nh ry'dt hdhh lHrk@ lnswy@ wm`Zmhn mn lTbq@ lwsT~ 'w '`l~, wlmkhrj@ Gfrwn fy zr` hdhh lshkhSy@ bqn` wsT hdhh lshkhSyt wl'jw ltrykhy@ wtjsydh b'mn@ wjml wdrth lmmyz@ lmmthlyh wmmthlth `l~ wjh lkhSwS.
lqd njHt Gfrwn fy stthmr HDwr wHywy@ lmmthl@ kry mwlyGn fy tjsyd shkhSy@ mwd lry'ysy@ fy lfylm, km stkhlSt mn msr Hy@ lshkhSy@ ltrjydy@ kthf@ `Tfy@ (knt tqf `l~ tkhwm lmylwdrm 'Hyn) wmsr drmy tshwyqy nqdh lfylm mn 'n ytHwl l~ mql fy ldf` `n Hqwq lmr'@ wst`rD syr@ shkhSyt trykhy@ ry'd@ fy hdh lmjl. fhdhh lshkhSyt ltrykhy@ knt tZhr knqT rtkz wq`y@ wtwthyqy@ ydwr Hwlh srd khyly mshwq wmw'thr.
`mlt Gfrwn fy by by sy lmd@ thlth snwt qbl 'n ttfrG llkhrj lsynmy'y
wqd khdm mthl hdh lstkhdm lfylm kthyr, fy `dm lt`lq btjsyd lshkhSyt ltrykhy@ wlktf bHSwr khTf lh wfy lHZ@ mw'thr@ tbrz 'hm m qdmth, km hy lHl m` shkhSy@ 'myly dyfyswn lty DHt bnfsh fy Hlb@ lsbq 'w shkhSy@ z`ym@ lHrk@ mylyn bnkrst wlqtSr `l~ khTbth w`tqlh, wHDwr myryl stryb lmw'thr wlkhTf fy tjsydh.
wHwl mdyr ltSwyr lsbny dwrd Grw (ntdhkr `mlh lmmyz fy fylm mdfwn llmkhrj rwdryGw kwrtys wldhy tdwr 'Hdthh klh fy tbwt, khll lHrb `l~ l`rq ) tjsyd 'jw mTl` lqrn fy njltr, wsT tlk l'jw lDbby@ w'lwn lsht lkby@, lty hymnt `l~ mshhdh sw fy mHl lGsyl wsT 'bkhr@ 'HwD lm lHr wstthmr Hbl lGsyl lTwyl@ w'kwm lmlbs lm`lq@ `lyh kkhlfy@ lb`D mshhdh, 'w 'slwbh fy tSwyr mshhd lmZhrt wmd~ l`nf ldhy sdh bltrkyz `l~ llqTt lqryb@ wlqT` lsry` bm ykhlq yq` sry` mtwtr yzwjh m` lqTt Twyl@ ystthmr fyh `mq lmjl fy lkdr bjmly@ wDH@.
khtm, kn 'mm Hfl fttH yfyD Hywy@, wqd njH fy 'n ymd lSl@ byn lshsh@ wlwq`, dh twSl t'thyrh fy Hrk@ lHtjj lnswy@ lty trfqt m` `rD lfttH, wlbst lmHtjt fyh qmSn (ty shyrt) ktbt `lyh `br@ bnkrst <<'fDl 'n 'kwn mtmrd@ `l~ n 'kwn `bd>>.