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William Williams Pantycelyn
William Williams Pantycelyn〔Glyn Tegai Hughes, Meic Stephens & R. Brinley Jones (edrs.), Writers of Wales – Wiliams Pantycelyn, University Press of Wales on behalf of the Welsh Arts Council, 1983. p.2〕 (c. 11 February 1717 – 11 January 1791), also known as William Williams, William Pantycelyn, and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. As a writer of both poetry and prose, he is today considered one of the greatest literary figures of Wales. He was, however, equally distinguished in the world of religion, as one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Howell Harris and Daniel Rowland.
==Life==
Williams was born near Beulah, now in Powys, in 1716, the son of John and Dorothy Williams. John, who died in 1742, had a small farm at Pantycelyn ("Holly Hollow"), in the Cwm cyn Nos ('Valley before Night') in mid-Wales, between Abergwesyn and Beulah. The family were Nonconformists. William Williams was educated locally.
He had intended to become a doctor, but this changed in 1737, when he had a calling to a religious vocation while listening to the evangelical reformer Howell Harris preaching in Talgarth.
For much of his life, Williams lived in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, near the town of Llandovery (Llanymddyfri). He died there in 1791, at the age of 74, and is buried in the churchyard. He is also commemorated by a memorial chapel in Llandovery.
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