Be Thou My Vision

𝄞: E 🕑: 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;


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Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art


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Thou my best thought, by day or by ni-ght,


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Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light



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Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true Word


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I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord


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Thou my great Father, I Thy true son


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Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one



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Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,


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Thou mine inheritance, now and always;


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Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,


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High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art



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High King of heaven, my victory won,


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May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!


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Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,


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Still be my Vision, O ruler of all



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Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight


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Thou my whole armor, Thou my true might


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


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