Be Thou My Vision

 

Be Thou My Vision

Arvilian version 

: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 sustainer, be thou mine all in all
:Be thou my rescuer if ever I fall
:Be thou my security, and hold thou me fast
:Be thou my first and be thou my last

: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, 
:Oh Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.

:Be thou my dignity, be thou my delight;
:Be thou my meditation and be thou my right.
:Be thou that I behold, in dream and awake.
:Let there be none other, All for thy love's sake

:Be thou my chief love, to thine heart I reach,
:Be thou mine understanding, and be thou my speech.
:Be thou my true blessing, great love thou dost dole,
:Be thou every good to my body and soul.

:Be my true kingdom in heaven and on earth,
:Be thou my true joy, and be thou my mirth.
:Be thou my noble and wondrous estate.
:Be thou mine only future and be thou my fate.

:Be thou my courage, thee only I fear,

:Be mine one desire, be all I hold dear.

:Be thou my shepherd, and be thou my pasture,

:Be thou my governor, and be thou my master.

:Be thou my captain, and be thou my shield,
:Be thou my true ruler, to thee only I yield. 
:Be thou my good leader, my peace in the strife,
:Be the constant guardian of every possession and life.

:Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
:Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might.
:Be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower;
:Oh Raise thou me heavenward, great power of my power.

:High King of heaven, Thou heaven's bright Sun!
:Oh grant me its joys, after battle is done!
:Be thou with me always, be I with thee ever,
:Be thou my salvation, no evil can sever.

:Slain Lamb of God, my victory won,
:Be thou my righteousness, my race fully run.
:Great Heart of mine own heart, whatever befall, 
:Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.