Kemper Crabb did an album called "The Vigil" many years ago
and this song is on it. Beautiful.
> Duane Wheeler wrote:
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> *Found a Hymn I'd like to share....
>
> Thanks-
> -=A=-
>
> http://tch.simplenet.com/htm/b/btmvison.htm
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> BE THOU MY VISION
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> �When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal Myself to him in visions, I
> speak to him in dreams.� Numbers 12:6
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> Words: Ancient Irish; translated to English by Mary Elizabeth Byrne, 1905. You
> may also find a version of the words in Eleanor Hull�s Poem Book of the Gael
> (1912).
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> Music: �Slane,� of Irish folk origin (MIDI, score). Slane Hill is about ten
> miles from Tara in County Meath. It was on Slane Hill around 433 AD that St.
> Patrick defied a royal edict by lighting candles on Easter Eve. High King
> Logaire of Tara had decreed that no one could light a fire before Logaire
> began the pagan spring festival by lighting a fire on Tara Hill. Logaire was
> so impressed by Patrick�s devotion that, despite his defiance (or perhaps
> because of it?), he let him continue his missionary work. The rest is history.
>
> If you know where to find a photo of Mary Byrne, please click here.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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