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Be Thou My Vision

Words and music by Irish, 8th c. · tr. Byrne · 1905

Key of E · 76 BPM · 3/4 · Trust,Adoration · Psalm 16:8

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 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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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