1-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.
2-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 in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
I think these first two verses speak to Christians every day life. As God leads us and shows us the way. Without Him, we would be lost. "I ever with The and Thou with me, Lord." That reminds me of Hebrews 13:5 which says: "... because God has said, “Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”" He is with us every step of the way. He is our is our True Word. He is our wisdom.
3-Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Here, we are reminded that God will help us in our spiritual battles. He will also protect us as a tower would. God is our power.
4-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.
Verse four points out that we must keep our eyes on Him. He will help us block out the distractions of this world that pull us off the path of righteousness. He is our treasure.
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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, O Ruler of all.
In the end, we will be victorious over sin! We will reach heaven. God has led us safely on...safely home. He is THE RULER OF ALL.
