1Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart,Naught is all else to me, save that Thou art.
2Thou my best thought by day and by night,Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
3Be Thou my Wisdom, Thou my true Word;I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord.
4Thou my great Father, I thy dear son;Thou in me dwelling, I with Thee one.
5Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for the fight,Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
6Thou my soul’s shelter, Thou my high tower;Raise Thou me heavenward, Power of my power.
7Riches I heed not or man’s empty praise,Thou mine inheritance now and always.
8Thou, and Thou only, first in my heart,High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.
9King of the seven heavens, grant me for dole,Thy love in my heart, Thy light in my soul.
10Thy light from my soul, Thy love from my heart,King of the seven heavens, may they never depart.
11With the High King of heaven, after victory won,May I reach heaven’s joys, O Bright heaven’s Sun!
12Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
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In a Church of England funeral hymns may be sung at any suitable point; the Church's own step-by-step guide places one once everyone has gathered and another after the prayers. At a Catholic funeral Mass there is an entrance song, Communion hymns and a closing hymn at the procession.
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Be Thou My Vision is in the public domain in the United States (Hull's verse text first published 1912) and in the United Kingdom (Mary Byrne died 19 January 1931 and Eleanor Hull died 13 January 1935 (Hull out of UK copyright since 1 January 2006); the Irish original is medieval and anonymous), so the words can be printed in a booklet without permission or a fee.