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Be Thou My Vision
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In Praise of Hymn
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 .
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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 .
Reviewing Great Christian Hymns
Be Thou My Vision , is a traditional Irish hymn . The words of which are often attributed to Dallán Forgaill the sixth century Irish poet , the music was added by the Welsh composer David Evans in the 1927 and is based on the music of the Irish folk song ‘ Slane ’ which is believed to possibly date back as far as the fifth century and is about St . Patrick defying the pagan King Lóegaire of Tara by lighting candles on Easter Eve .
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32 | SHARE | MAGAZINE January - March 2017
32 | SHARE | MAGAZINE January - March 2017