| 1960 Two-light window. The figure of Christ stands in the left-hand light, his hand stretching out to a figure in the right-hand light. Further figures below and cross in the upper roundel. size: 45 cm (width of each light) [approx] artist: Lawrence Lee Church of St David, Betws, Carmarthenshire east wall of the chancel (window number: I) Signed and dated by the artist. The meaning of the window becomes clear as an interpretation of the famous hymn adapted from the original in Welsh by William Williams: Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land. I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy powerful hand. Christ the great Jehovah (or Redeemer), stretches out his powerful hand to the pilgrim. The figures below are seen navigating a 'barren land', and the one on the left by a torrent of water, is perhaps on 'the verge of Jordan' (verse 3), or by the 'healing stream' that flows from the 'crystal fountain' (verse 2). |
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Martin Crampin, Stained Glass from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2014), p. 266.
ReferencesThomas Lloyd, Julian Orbach and Robert Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (London: Yale University Press, 2006), p. 121.
A Directory of Stained Glass Windows (London: The British Society of Master Glass-Painters, 1966), p. 51.
Directory of Master Glass Painters (London: Oriel Press (The British Society of Master Glass-Painters), 1972), p. 72.
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