Rejoice in the Lord ‎#67

67. Be Thou My Vision

Text Information

• First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
• Title: Be Thou My Vision
• Irish Title: Rob to mo bhoile
• Translator: Mary Byrne (1905)
• Versifier: Eleanor Hull (1912, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10.9 10 dactylic (irregular)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Vision
• Source: Ancient Irish poem
• Copyright: Versification used by permission of the Estate of Eleanor Hull and Chatto & Windus, Ltd.

Tune Information

• Name: SLANE
• Harmonizer: David Evans (1927)
• Meter: 10 10.9 10 dactylic (irregular)
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Irish folk melody
• Copyright: Harmonization from the Revised Church Hymnry 1927, used by permission of Oxford University Press