Hymns

Be Thou My Vision

Words: Eleanor Hull, Mary E. Byrne · Music: Irish melody · 1905

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 3
Be thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
be thou my Armor, and be thou my Light,
thou my soul's Shelter, thou my high Tow'r.
Raise thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.

Verse 4
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou and thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure thou art.

Verse 5
High King of heaven, my victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

Words: Irish poem, 10th c.; tr. Mary E. Byrne, 1905; vers. Eleanor Hull, 1912, alt. | Music: Irish melody

Psalm 18; Psalm 27; Matthew 6; John 17; Romans 13; 1 Corinthians 1; 1 Corinthians 15; Philippians 3; 1 Timothy 6; Revelation 22

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