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, and I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my Breastplate, my Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Armour, and be Thou my Might;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, and 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, the 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.
This hymn can be traced back to the Ireland history, the era of St. Patrick, who is said to have used the clover leaf to illustrate the Trinity when he first brought the gospel to Ireland.
I am quite big on knowing about the early church fathers recently. Don’t quite know why, but I really wanted to know, and learn from them, not so much on their theological writing, but their experience: their real-life documentation.
By: Chris on October 30, 2011
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