Be Thou My Vision (G)
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ORDER: I V1 V2 V3 V4 E
INTRO: G
VERSE:
G C G
Be thou my vision, oh Lord of my heart
D C D
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art
C G/Bb Em C D
Thou my best thought, by day or by night
Em B M C D G
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light
VERSE 2:
G C G
Be thou my wisdon and thou my true word
D C D
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord
C G/Bb Em C D
Thou my great Father, and I thy true son
Em B M C D G
Thou in my dwelling, and I with thee one
VERSE 3:
G C G
Riches I need not, nor man’s empty praise
D C D
Thou mine inheritance, now and always
C G/Bb Em C D
Thou and thou only, first in my heart
Em B M C D G
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art
VERSE 4:
G C G
High King of heaven, my victory won
D C D
May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun
C G/Bb Em C D
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Em B M C D G
Still be my vision, O ruler of all
ENDING: G
An 8th Century Irish Poem Translated by Mary Byrne (1880-1931) Versified by Eleanor Hull (1860-1935)
