Slane
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
488
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Various Recordings
Slane/Be Thou My Vision
Zack von Menchhofen/Piano and Soloist
Hymn Melody
Metric Index
10 10. 9 10 
Modality
Eâ™­ Major 
15-Pitch Humming Index
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Copyright
By permission of Oxford University Press. 
Harmonizer
David Evans [1874-1948] 
Language
English 
Publication Date
1985 
Source
Irish [ca. 700]
Irish ballad melody; The Church Hymnary [1927 (adapt.)] 
Translator
Eleanor H. Hull [1860-1935 (alt.)] 
Versifier
Mary Elizabeth Byrne [188-1931] 
Last Five Uses
• Used on Feb 22, 2026 10:30 as the Communion Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Feb 15, 2026 10:30 as the Communion Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Sep 21, 2025 10:30 as the Sermon Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 20, 2025 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Mar 02, 2025 10:30 as the Sermon Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA 
Poem Words (Three verses)
1.
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
all else be nought to me, save that thou art--
thou my best thought, by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2.
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.
3.
High King of heaven, when victory is won,
may I reach heaven's joys, bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
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