Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;

be all else but naught to me, save that Thou art;

be Thou my best thought in the day and the night,

both waking and sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, be Thou my true Word;

be Thou ever with me and I with Thee, Lord;

be Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son,

be Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my Breastplate, my Sword for the fight;

be Thou my whole Armor, be Thou my true Might;

be Thou my soul’s Shelter, be Thou my strong Tow’r,

O raise Thou me heav’nward, great Pow’r of my pow’r.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,

be Thou mine inheritance, now and always;

be Thou and Thou only the first in my heart,

O High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, Thou heaven's bright Sun,

O grant me its joys, after vict'ry is won;

Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

still be Thou my Vision, O Ruler of all.