Nick Zema - Be Thou My Vision (Oh LORD of My Heart)
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart
Nought be all else to me, save Thou art
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Thou my best thought, by day or by night
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Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1:
Oh LORD, of my Heart. Be my vision, my sight.
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Be the tower of shelter, and the Word my delight.
Verse 2:
Be Thou my wisdom, Thou my true word
I ever with Thee, Thou with me, Lord
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Thou my great Father and I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Verse 3:
Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for the fight,
be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight.
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Thou my soul s shelter, Thou my high tower:
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raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Chorus 2: (2x)
Oh LORD, of my Heart. Be my vision, my sight.
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Be the tower of shelter, and the Word my delight.
Interlude:
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Bridge:
From the mouth of man, their praise I will not seek
Nor riches from this land, they are empty and weak
for first in my heart, the High King in Heaven s seat
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His treasure, set before me, is all that I ll seek.
Verse 4:
High King of heaven, after victory won,
May I reach heaven s joys, O bright heaven s Sun!
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Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
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Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
