Moravian Book of Worship ‎#719

719. Be Thou My Vision

1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Nought 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.

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 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.

4 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
• Title: Be Thou My Vision
• Translator: Mary Byrne (1927)
• Versifier: Eleanor H. Hull (1927)
• Meter: 10.10.9.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 1:30-31
  ;
  Ephesians 5:1
  ;
  Philippians 3:5-11
  ;
  Colossians 1:18
• Topic: Trust and Guidance; Christ--Abiding with believers; Christ--All in all; Following Christ; Love for God; Trust and Confidence
• Source: Early Irish

Tune Information

• Name: SLANE
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: 10.10.9.10.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Trad. Irish melody; From the Revised Church Hymnary (1927)
• Copyright: Used by permission of Oxford University Press