Be Thou My Vision

Sheet Music

• There is sheet music for an arrangement of this upcoming, once an issue with the second verse has been worked out. Veramet 02:23, 20 July 2007 (MDT)

Tunes and Composers

• Tune: Slane (Irish Folk Melody)
  • Poetic Meter: 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5
  • Copyright: Public Domain

Lyrics

Lyrics from ucc.ie (Original Irish Lyrics)

• Copyright: Public Domain
• Poetic Meter: ?
• Lyrics from ucc.ie

Lyrics from The Cyber Hymnal

• Poet: attributed to Dallan Forgaill (8th Century)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Poetic Meter: 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5
• Lyrics link from the Cyber Hymnal

Stanzas

The Irish text at ucc.ie is in 16 stanzas. Most current American English hymnals that contain this hymn give four stanzas, the text as at oremus.org but omitting the third (breastplate) stanza. The Summit Choirbook gives an additional stanza.

Resources

• Original Irish Lyrics
• Lyrics from Oremus Hymnal
• Lyrics from The Cyber Hymnal

External MP3s

• Piano version by Rosenberger, at OurMedia.org