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| Text: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
| Translator: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1880-1931 |
| Versifier: | Eleanor Henrietta Hull, 1860-1935 |
| Tune: | SLANE (1) |
| Harmonizer: | David Evans, 1874-1948 |
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart |
| Translator: | Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1880-1931 |
| Versifier: | Eleanor Henrietta Hull, 1860-1935 (alt.) |
| Meter: | irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Commitment; Confirmation Service; Ordination (5 more...) |
| Source: | Gaelic, c. 8th cent. |
| Copyright: | Words from "The Poem book of the Gael" by permission Chatto & Windus, London |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SLANE (1) |
| Harmonizer: | David Evans, 1874-1948 |
| Meter: | irregular |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Irish traditional melody |
| Copyright: | Harmony from "Revised Church Hymnary", 1927 by permission Oxford University Press |
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