Be Thou My Vision

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SSAATB w/obbligato for C instrument Words: Old Irish, Byrne/Hull

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Music: Old Irish melody ("Slane")

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Arrangement and additional text by Sally DeFord

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å Be thou my vis - ion, O Lord of my heart,

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Naught be all else to me, save that thou art, Thou thought, both by

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day and by night, In wak - ing or sleep - ing, Thy pres - ence my light.

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Be Thou My Vision - SSAATB-1

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Be thou my wis - dom, and thou my true

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thou my true Word, Oo Oo

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praise, Be thou mine in - her - i - tance, now and al - ways.

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vis - ion, Oh ru - ler of all.

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vis - ion, Oh ru - ler of all.

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