Here in Tennessee I have been learning a great many songs that I’ve never heard before, and I would like to share one of them with you.聽 This particular song is actually Irish, and both the music and the words are very lovely.聽 I hope to introduce this one to my home congregation someday (providing that it is in our songbooks).聽 Here are the lyrics:
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught 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.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.Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul鈥檚 Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.Riches I heed not, nor man鈥檚 empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven鈥檚 joys, O bright Heaven鈥檚 Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.