Text: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
Translator: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880-1931) |
Versifier: | Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860-1935) |
Tune: | SLANE |
Harmonizer: | Erik Routley (1917-1982) |
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, be thou my true word,
be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord;
be thou my great Father, and I thy true son;
be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.
3 Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might;
be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower:
O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power.
4 Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise:
be thou mine inheritance now and always;
be thou and thou only the first in my heart;
O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.
5 High King of heaven, thou heaven's bright Sun,
O grant me its joys after victory is won;
great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
Irish Title: | Rop tú mo baile, a Choimdiu cride: |
Translator: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880-1931) |
Versifier: | Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860-1935) |
Meter: | 10 11 11 11 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Commitment; Conflict; Devotion(9 more...) |
Source: | Irish, 8th century |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SLANE |
Harmonizer: | Erik Routley (1917-1982) |
Meter: | 10 11 11 11 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Irish traditional melody |
Copyright: | Harmonisation: Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. AU rights reserved. |