Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision (Bí Thusa 'mo Shúile) is a traditional Christian hymn, which can be traced to Ireland. The original Old Irish text, Rop tú mo Baile is often attributed to Dallan Forgaill in the 6th Century. It was translated from Old Irish into English by Mary E. Byrne in 1905. The English text was first versified by Eleanor H. Hull, in 1912, and is now the most common text used.

• Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
  Be all else to me, save that thou art
  Be thou my best thought, in the day or the night
  O waking or sleeping, thy presence my light

• Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word
  Be thou ever with thee, and I with thee Lord
  Be thou my great Father, and I thy true son
  Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee won

• Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
  Be thou my inheritance, now and always
  Be thou and thou only, thy first in my heart
  The King of high Heaven, my Treasure thou art

• My King of Heaven, thou Heaven’s bright Son
  O grant me his joy, and my victory is won
  The heart of my own heart, whatever befall
  Still be my vision, O ruler of all