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==Lyrics==
===Usual words===
Be thou my vision O Lord of my heart
Still be thou my vision, O ruler of all
===Modernized version===
Lord, be my vision, supreme in my heart,
Bid every rival give way and depart:
You my best thought by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, your presence my light.
Lord, be my wisdom and be my true word,
I ever with you and you with me, Lord:
You my great father and I your true son,
You in me living, and I with you one.
Lord, be my breastplate, my sword for the fight:
Be my strong armour, for you are my might;
You are my shelter and you my high tower -
Raise me to heaven, O power of my power.
I need no riches, nor man's empty praise:
You’re my inheritance through all my days;
All of your treasure to me you impart,
High king of heaven, the first in my heart.
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 O ruler of all.
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