Be Thou My Vision

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & harmonica
Beth Holt: piano

Recorded 10 November 2013
on the occasion of the installation of Rev. Jessica Vaughan Lower as pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, El Paso, Texas

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 Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought in the day and the night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

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 ONE;
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 heavenwards, O power of my power

Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, through all of my days
Thou and Thou only, the first in my heart
High king of heaven, my treasure Thou art

O High king of heaven, when battle is done,
Grant heaven's joy to me, heaven's bright Sun!
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

Words: Ancient Irish hymn;
trans. Mary Byrne, 1905, and versified by Eleanor Hull, 1912