Be Thou My Vision

Andy Melvin; Mary Elizabeth Byrne; Eleanor Henrietta Hull

6 Verses Divine Guidance Heartfelt Devotion Spiritual Warfare

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

Be Thou my wisdom, be 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.

Bridge

Open my eyes to see, Lord, bind my heart to thee. I yield my life complete. Be thou my vision.

Verse 3

Be Thou my shield and my sword for the fight, Be Thou my dignity, be Thou my might; Thou my soul's shelter, and Thou my high tow'r, Raise Thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.

Verse 4

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.

Verse 5

High King of heaven my victory won, May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun; Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

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