Together in Song ‎#547

547. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Text Information

• First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
• Translator: Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1880-1931
• Versifier: Eleanor Henrietta Hull, 1860-1935 (alt.)
• Meter: irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Timothy 6:6-10
  ;
  Ephesians 6:10-17
  ;
  James 1:1-7
  ;
  Proverbs 1:5-7
  ;
  Psalm 16
  ;
  Psalm 27
• Topic: Commitment; Confirmation Service; Ordination; Protection; Saints Days and Holy Days: St Matthew; Sovereignty of God; The way; Vision
• Source: Gaelic, c. 8th cent.
• Copyright: Words from "The Poem book of the Gael" by permission Chatto & Windus, London

Tune Information

• Name: SLANE (1)
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: irregular
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Irish traditional melody
• Copyright: Harmony from "Revised Church Hymnary", 1927 by permission Oxford University Press