Be Thou My Vision

(Open My Eyes)

Authors

Public Domain (Copyright)
Andy Melvin (Text)
Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Artist)
Eleanor Henrietta Hull (Artist)

Be Thou My Vision

Verse 1
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Be Thou my 
vision, O 
Lord of 
my 
heart,
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Naught be all else 
to me 
save that 
Thou 
art;
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Thou my best thought by 
day or by 
night,
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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.
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Open my 
eyes to 
see,
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Lord, bind my 
heart to 
thee.
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I yield my 
life 
com
plete.
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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.