Be Thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save that Thy art
Thou my best thought in the day and the night
Waking or sleeping, Thou 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 true son
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one
Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might
Thou my soul shelter, and Thy my high tower
Raise Thou me heavenwards, oh power of my power
Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance through all of my days
Thou and Thou only though first in my heart
High king of heaven my treasure Thou art
Oh high king of heaven, when battle is done
Grant heaven's joy to me, bright heaven sun
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, though ruler of all
A beautiful old Irish hymn.....I love Van Morrison's version. It is singing in my head right now...............providing a place to feel centred.
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Its now singing in mine also could be worse I love this.
be thou my wisdom, my armour, my shelter and my spiritual inheritance ...
beautifully prayed ... xx, JP
shaz......it's one of those hymns that does stay in one's head for a long time. we sang it at my father in laws funeral
deb...it is beautiful, isn't it? I can't get through it without my breath catching.
it's now playing in my head too! There are many hyms I can't sing without keeping tears at bay - perhaps it's association or the words themselves....
hey katie....i think so..... but then again.....i seem to cry during most songs/hymns now. oh, who am i kidding? I can cry at commercials. Babies and puppies send me over the edge! :)
This is absolutely my favourite hymn. I don't know the Van Morrison version. In my head it is sung by a woman with a beautiful Irish lilt to her voice.
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