Be Thou My Vision – Eden’s Bridge
* Traditional Christian hymn of Irish origin.
* Irish poem author: St. Dallán Forgaill; English translator: Mary Elizabeth Byrne;
Songwriter: Eleanor Hull.
* Published: 6th or 8th century (possibly earlier). Translated to English text: 1912.
* From the Album “Celtic Reflections on Hymns” released 1999.
* Singer/Vocalist: Sarah Lacy.
* Album producer: Richard Lacy; Arranger & Work Arranger: David Bird;
Richard Lacy, & Sarah Lacy.
* Tempo: Moderate, approx. 93 beats per minute.
* Time signature: 3/4 (3 beats per measure. 1/4 notes for each beat count).
Intro:
(Chimes & wind instruments for about 6 measures)
C, C, C, C, C, C,
Verse 1:
C Be Thou my Am Vision, O F Lord of my C heart;
be G all else but naught to me, Am save that Thou G art;
be Am Thou my best thought in the C day and the Am night,
both C waking and Am sleeping, Thy F presence my C light. C, C,
Verse 2:
C Be Thou my Am Wisdom, be F Thou my true C Word;
be G Thou ever with me and Am I with Thee, G Lord;
be Am Thou my great Father, and C I Thy true Am son,
be C Thou in me Am dwelling, and F I with Thee C one.
Interlude: C, C, C, C,
Verse 3:
C Be Thou my Am Breastplate, my F Sword for the C fight;
be G Thou my whole Armor, be Am Thou my true G Might;
be Am Thou my soul’s Shelter, be C Thou my strong Am Tow’r,
O C raise Thou me Am heav’nward, great F Pow’r of my Am7 pow’r.
Interlude: C, C, C, C,
Verse 4:
C Riches I Am need not, nor F man’s empty C praise,
be G Thou mine inheritance, Am now and al- G ways;
be Am Thou and Thou only the C first in my Am heart,
O C Sovereign of Am heaven, my F Treasure Thou C art.
Interlude: C, C, C, C,
Verse 5:
C High King of Am heaven, Thou F heaven’s bright C Sun,
O G grant me its joys, after Am vict’ry is G won;
Great Am Heart of my own heart, what- C ever be- Am fall,
still C be Thou my Am Vision, O F Ruler of Am7 all.
Instrumental:
1) C, C, C, C,
2) C, C, C, C,
3) C, C, C, C,
4) C, C, C, C,
5) C, C, C, C,
6) C, C,
Flute Melody:
C High King of Am heaven, Thou F heaven’s bright C Sun,
O G grant me its joys, after Am vict’ry is G won;
7) C, C, C, C,
8) C, C, C, C, (bell ring on the “1” beat count of the start of row 9),
Outro (Fade to end):
9) C, C, C, C,
10) C, C, C…
