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Be Thou My Vision - Shenandoah Christian Music Camp

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"Be Thou My Vision," traditional Irish melody; arr. Lloyd Kauffman. Sung at the 14th Annual Choral Festival 2019 of Shenandoah Christian Music Camp (VA). Conducted by Lloyd Kauffman. https://www.musiccamp.info/
The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Be Thou My Vision

Words by Ancient Irish text, traditionally attributed to Dallán Forgaill; translated by Mary E. Byrne; versified by Eleanor H. HullMusic by Traditional Irish melodyWritten Tune SLANE

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's Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

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.

High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

Story Behind the Song

The hymn began as an Old Irish devotional poem, often associated by tradition with the early medieval poet Dallán Forgaill. Mary E. Byrne translated the Irish text into English prose in 1905, and Eleanor H. Hull reshaped it into the metrical hymn form in 1912. It became widely known after being paired with the traditional Irish tune SLANE, named for the Hill of Slane associated with St. Patrick.

Scripture

Found In

The Irish Church Hymnal, The Hymnal 1940, The Hymnal 1982, Trinity Hymnal, Lutheran Service Book