Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou My Vision is a traditional Christian hymn of Irish origin based on an old Irish prayer. This is the version that I like. I first heard it played after Holy Hour at St. Bernadette's. It is sang set to the melody of an Irish folksong called Slane. Irish Prayer as it appeared in a 1919 Church Hymnal Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought in the day and the night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true word I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord Thou my great Father, and I Thy dear son Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one Be Thou my breast-plate, my sword for the fight Be Thou my armour, and be Thou my might Thou my soul's shelter, and Though my high tower Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise Thou mine inheritance, through all my days T...