Be Thou My Vision

          —  Mystical new setting of beloved hymn

Irish hymn 
for SAB choir and piano (or organ)
2.75'
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A mystical setting of the beloved hymn, with lush and unexpected harmonies.  Beautiful as an anthem or a prayer response.

LYRICS
Ancient Irish poem, ca 8th c.
tr. Mary E Byrne (1905), alt.

Be thou my vision, O God of my heart,
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought in the day and the night,
Waking or sleeping, your presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, and be my true Word.
Be ever near me, and I with you, God.
Be my guiding star, my moon and my sun,
Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

Riches I need not, nor the world's empty praise,
Thou my inheritance now and always.
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

Be thou my wisdom. 
Be thou my vision.
Amen.

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