Be Thou My Vision
Ancient Irish humn, translated by Mary E. Byrne; versified by E. H. Hull; Music by David Allen
Arrangment by Penny Buhr Johnson
Vision, © Penny Buhr Johnson, 2008

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 and I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one.

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 the Victory won
May I reach heaven's joys O bright heaven's Son
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my Vision, still be my Vision, still be my Vision
O Ruler of all!
© 2006-2009, PENNY BUHR JOHNSON. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED