Be Thou my Vision (Jean Hébert Desrocquettes)

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• (Posted 2024-08-29)  CPDL #81752:     

Editor: Joseph Walker (submitted 2024-08-29).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 42 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Based on edition from The Pius X Hymnal (#15), with doubled note-lengths and minor lyrical adjustments.

General Information

Title: Be Thou My Vision
Composer: Jean Hébert Desrocquettes
Lyricist: Eleanor Hull^{create page}

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Unison
Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: Organ

First published: 1953 in The Pius X Hymnal, no. 15
Description: Ancient Irish hymn. Translated from Middle Irish by Eleanor Hull. Melody by Benedictine monk of Solesmes, Dom Jean Hébert Desrocquettes.

Original text and translations

English text

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul's Shelter, Thou my high Tow'r;
Raise Thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.

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.

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.