Common Tune

Hymn

Be Thou My Vision

SLANE · 10.10.9.10 · words from Ancient Irish, attr. Dallán Forgaill (8th cent.); trans. Mary Byrne, 1905 · music Traditional Irish

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Be Thou My Vision tor em for my of y pty the true my vic man's Sword Thou Lord won, praise, fight; Word; heart; Thou King es Thou Thou of I my my my 1. Be Be 5. High 4. Rich 3. Be 2. en, not, tle dom, sion, Shield, my nor and O Wis Vi bat Heav heed art. Sun! ways: light; Lord; with that my en's al De me, Thou Heav and I mine Thou ev be my reach In May er all Thou Be I Naught O tance, ty, and me, joys, ni Thee bright now Thou Thou save i Heav'ns to her Dig with else be my Tow true by fall, heart, er: son; night, my ev first I day er in high Thy or and of my my my my soul's great Heart Thou Thou Thou Thou Thou ly, ter, ther, Thought, heart, what be Thou and by own on Shel Fa best of Thou my Thee my one. light. Rul Trea Pow'r I pres er sure of with ence art. all. pow'r. or me be King Thou in ing Vi Heav heav'n sleep my of me Still High Raise Thou Wak dwell sion, en, ward, ing, ing, O my O and Thy Ancient Irish, attr. Dallán Forgaill (8th cent.); trans. Mary Byrne, 1905, 1912 SLANE 10.10.9.10 Traditional Irish

1.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.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.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.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.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.

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