Be Thou My Vision
Flute or Instrumental intro
Verse 1
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Be Thou my
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Vision, O
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Lord of
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my
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heart;
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Naught be all
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else to me,
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save that Thou
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art.
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Thou my best
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Thought, by
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day or by
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night,
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Waking or
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sleeping, Thy
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presence
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my
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light.
Verse 2
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Be Thou my
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Wisdom, and
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Thou my
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true
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Word;
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I ever
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with Thee and
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Thou with me,
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Lord;
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Thou my great
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Father, I
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Thy true
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son;
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Thou in me
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dwelling, and
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I with
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Thee
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one.
Flute or Instrumental interlude
Verse 4
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Riches I
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heed not, nor
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man's emp
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ty
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praise,
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Thou mine In
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heritance,
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now and al
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ways:
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Thou and Thou
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only,
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first in my
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heart,
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High King of
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Heaven, my
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Treasure
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Thou
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art.
Verse 5
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High King of
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Heaven, my
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victo
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ry
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won,
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May I reach
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Heaven's joys, O
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bright Heaven's
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Sun!
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Heart of my
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own heart, what
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ever be
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fall,
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Still be my
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Vision, O
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Ruler
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of
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all.
Verse 3 (Skip - not commonly sung)
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.
"Be Thou My Vision"
Words by Mary Elizabeth Byrne, Eleanor Henrietta Hull. Music by Slane.
Public Domain
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Words by Mary Elizabeth Byrne, Eleanor Henrietta Hull. Music by Slane.
Public Domain
CCLI License #Not Specified