Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#445

445. Be Thou My Vision

Text Information

• First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
• Title: Be Thou My Vision
• Translator: Mary E. Byrne (1905)
• Versifier: Eleanor H. Hull (1912, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10.9 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: Commitment, Discipleship and Service; Eternal Life; God: Guidance and Help
• Source: Ancient Irish

Tune Information

• Name: SLANE
• Harmonizer: David Evans (1927)
• Meter: 10 10.9 10
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Traditional Irish melody; Harm. Revised Church Hymnary, 1927
• Copyright: Harm. © 1927 by permission of Oxford University Press

Text Information:

The original Irish text dates from c. A.D. 700

Tune Information:

SLANE is an ancient ballad tune named for the hill where St. Patrick lit Easter fires