Hymn of the Day: Be Thou My Vision
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, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul's Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
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, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
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RE: Hymn of the Day: Be Thou My Vision
This is one of my favorite hymns. I was first introduced to it in high school choir when we took this song to music festival. The arrangement had all these lush harmonies and the size of the choir made the song sound so big. It was an awesome expereince.
RE: Hymn of the Day: Be Thou My Vision
It’s one of my favorites too. Hearing it from a large choir like that — and being part of it — wow, that would have been amazing.