{"slug": "be-thou-my-vision", "title": "Be Thou My Vision", "first_line": "Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart", "author_source": "Ancient Irish, attr. Dall\u00e1n Forgaill (8th cent.); trans. Mary Byrne, 1905", "translator": "eleanor-hull", "author_date": "1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 9, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Aspiration", "Consecration", "Guidance", "Devotion"], "scripture": ["Psalm 27:1", "Ephesians 1:17-18"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "eleanor-hull-1912", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Ancient Irish hymn attributed to Dall\u00e1n Forgaill (8th cent.); prose translation by Mary E. Byrne, 1905; versified by Eleanor H. Hull, 1912. All components published before 1929 and public domain in the US.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Be Thou my Vi -- sion, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best Thought, by day or by night, Wak -- ing or sleep -- ing, Thy pres -- ence my light.", "prose": ["Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;", "Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.", "Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,", "Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be Thou my Wis -- dom, and Thou my true Word; I ev -- er with Thee and Thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Fa -- ther, and I Thy true son; Thou in me dwell -- ing, and I with Thee one.", "prose": ["Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;", "I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;", "Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son;", "Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be Thou my bat -- tle Shield, Sword for the fight; Be Thou my Dig -- ni -- ty, Thou my De -- light; Thou my soul's Shel -- ter, Thou my high Tow -- er: Raise Thou me heav'n -- ward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.", "prose": ["Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;", "Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;", "Thou my soul's Shelter, Thou my high Tower:", "Raise Thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Rich -- es I heed not, nor man's em -- pty praise, Thou mine In -- her -- i -- tance, now and al -- ways: Thou and Thou on -- ly, be first in my heart, High King of Heav -- en, my Trea -- sure Thou art.", "prose": ["Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,", "Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:", "Thou and Thou only, be first in my heart,", "High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "High King of Heav -- en, my vic -- tor -- y won, May I reach Heav'ns joys, O bright Heav -- en's Sun! Heart of my own heart, what -- ev -- er be -- fall, Still be my Vi -- sion, O Rul -- er of all.", "prose": ["High King of Heaven, my victory won,", "May I reach Heav'ns joys, O bright Heaven's Sun!", "Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,", "Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}