FLAME IN THE MOUNTAINS:
Williams Pantycelyn, Ann Griffiths and
the Welsh Hymn
By H. A. Hodges. Edited by Wyn James
Y Lolfa. 320 pages. £12.99
ISBN 978 1 784 614 546
This is a book which gives a helpful and heart-warming insight into two of the greatest hymn-writers Christ has given to his church.
It is a collection of essays by H. A. Hodges, an English professor who learned Welsh in order to study the work of William Williams and Ann Griffiths. Williams, an ordained minister, was the prolific writer of 750 hymns, including ‘Guide me O Thou Great Jehovah’. Ann Griffiths was a farmer’s daughter who composed just 30. Both had a profound influence on the spirituality of Wales in times of revival.
