Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision
Ancient Irish Hymn.
Translated by Mary E. Byrne.
Public Domain.

 D         G   A      D      A   D
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
  A           F#m         G         D    A
Naught be all else to me save that Thou art.
 G             D        Bm         G    A
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
 D         Bm            Em     G   D
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 my fight,
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tow'r.
Raise Thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.

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 heav'ns son,
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

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