LYRICS
| Meter: | 10 10 10 10
| | Writer(s): | Irish Poem & Dallan forgaill
| | Transl/Adapt: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne & Eleanor Henrietta Hull
| | Dates: | c.750,1905,1912
| | Bible Refs: | Josh 13:33; Pr 29:18; 1 Co 1:30; Eph 6:11-14; Num 12:6
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 62
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 643
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 51
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
|
| 382
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 420
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 70
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 56
| Kesw
|
| 17
| Living Praise
|
| 17
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 632
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 1991
| 42
| STELBAP
|
| 29
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 547
|
MUSIC
 Living Praise
| 17
| E
| Hymns of Faith
| 420
| Eb
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 382
| Eb
| Kesw
| 17
| Eb
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 42
| Eb
| Songs of Fellowship 2
| 902
| Eb
| Baptist Hymnal
| 62
| Eb
| Hymns of Faith
| 420
| Eb
| Kesw
| 17
| Eb
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 632
| Eb
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| 1. Be Thou my Vision,
O Lord of my heart;
Be all else but naught to me,
save that Thou art
Be Thou my best Thought,
In the day and the night,
Both waking and 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, 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 heavenward,
O Power of my power.
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.
5. High King of heaven,
my victory won,
May I reach heaven’s joys,
O bright heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart,
whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
6. **alt verses
7. 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.
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