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Article: So who wrote Bread of Heaven?; New website raises debate on rugby anthem's origins.(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2003
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Byline: Carl Yapp
WE'VE all sung it with gusto in support of our Welsh international rugby heroes, but who is really responsible for the hymn Cwm Rhondda, better known to many for its chorus line Bread of Heaven?
On the Eisteddfod field yesterday there was a fair amount of head-scratching among some of Wales's literary heavyweights, who were uncertain about the origins of the emotive piece.
But the answer's not at all simple.
Most people associate John Hughes's Cwm Rhondda tune with William Williams Pantycelyn's words for Guide Me O Thou ...