Be Thou My Vision (simplified)

🕑: 3/4 ⌛: 92 CCLI: 30639 url 🖉 Mary Byrne, Eleanor H. Hull © 1912 Public Domain

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight

Thou my whole armor, Thou my true might

Thou my soul's shelter Thou my strong tow'r

O raise Thou me heavenwards, great Pow'r of my pow'r