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.
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.
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; thine own may I be,
thou in me dwelling and I one with thee.
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; thine own may I be,
thou in me dwelling and I one with thee.
Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise;
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou and thou only first in my heart,
high King of heaven, my treasure thou art.
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou and thou only first in my heart,
high King of heaven, my treasure thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
This ancient Irish poem dates back to the 8th century and was translated in the early 1900's. I grew up singing it in church and now I sit in thankful worship when I listen to some of the newer renditions of the hymn. There is so much to love about the hymn. I love the Irish melody, but the words are powerful too. Sung as a prayer, it simply petitions God to be my everything...to give me eyes to see all that He is and all that He has done. The lyrics speak of practicing the presence of God, that our best thoughts, words and actions would indicate the devotion we have in our hearts for the High King of heaven. It describes the intimate relationship between the Father and His child and the promised inheritance we receive as children of heaven's ruler.
When designing in my Praise Book recently I chose to extract the meaning from the hymn and journal its practical application. This two-page spread is the result. I copied the hymn from an old hymn book and adhere to the page then hand drew a frame to finish the edges and added a paper pieced girl from the Girl Power clear stamp set just released this month. The stamped words at the top of the page are from Bitty Minnie Alpha; the glasses are from the Girl Power set.
I created hinged tags to express my interpretive prayers.
My prayer...
When I look to my highest GOAL, may that be YOU.
When I look to my greatest HOPE, may that be YOU.
When I look to my deepest NEED, may that be YOU.
When I look to my strongest LOVE, may that be YOU.
When I look to my surest WAY, may that be YOU.
When I look to my brightest LIGHT, may that be YOU.
Underneath each tag, I wrote prayers, journaled thoughts and wrote quotes regarding each of the prayer topics.
When God is the Lord of our heart, He will be our vision, our best thought...day or night; He will be our wisdom and the foundation of our truth, He will dwell with us and we will become one with Him just as Christ was one with the Father. When God is the Lord of our heart, He will be sufficient for any need we have and will give us our promised inheritance when we see Him face to face. I want God to be my vision, to fill my thoughts, to be the heart of my heart!
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Sets Used (all new May releases)
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