Text: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
Translator: | Eleanor H. Hull, 1860-1935 |
Versifier: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 188-1931 |
Tune: | SLANE |
Harmonizer: | David Evans, 1874-1948 |
1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
all else be nought 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; thine own may I be;
thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.
3 High King of heaven, when victory is won,
may I reach heaven's joys, bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
Text Information | |
---|---|
First Line: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
Versifier: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 188-1931 |
Translator: | Eleanor H. Hull, 1860-1935 (alt.) |
Meter: | 10 10. 9 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1985 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ our Lord |
Source: | Irish, ca. 700 |
Tune Information | |
---|---|
Name: | SLANE |
Harmonizer: | David Evans, 1874-1948 |
Meter: | 10 10. 9 10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Irish ballad melody; The Church Hymnary, 1927 (adapt.) |
Copyright: | By permission of Oxford University Press. |