Be thou my vision, oh, Lord of my hearth Nought be all else to me, save that thuou art Thou my best thought in the day and the night Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light Be thou my wisdon, be thou my true word I ever with thee, and thou with me, lord Thou my great father and I thy true son Thou in me dwellinh, and I with thee one Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight Be thou my armour and be thou my might Be my soul's shelter, and thou my high tower Raise thou me heavenwards, o power of my power Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise Thou my inheritance now and always Thou and thou only, the first in my heart High king of heaven, my treasure thou art O high king of heaven, when battle is done Grant heaven's joy to me, bright heaven's Sun Christ of my own heart, whatever befall Still be my vision, thou ruler of all