Still Be My Vision

When I started thinking about what to call this blog, I was thinking about the purpose of this blog. I wanted a place to be able to write about my time in Ireland this summer and the time leading up to it, but also to use once I'm back to write about what the Lord is teaching me and how He's leading me. During my musings, I started humming "Be Thou My Vision," a beautiful old hymn that, interestingly enough, is Irish in origin. The words are such a beautiful prayer and so much what I want my prayer to be at all times. One of my absolute favorite versions of this song is by Michael Card and is on his Starkindler album.

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

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord
Thou my Great Father, I Thy true son
Thou with me dwelling and I with Thee one

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise
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, oh Ruler of all