Lyrics:

Verse 1 (sung at the beginning)

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.

Verse 2 (sung at the ending)

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;

I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;

thou my great Father, thy child I shall be

thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.

Verse 3

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 4

High King of heaven, my victory won,

may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

Much of the information from this episode is drawn from Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories, along with some of the finest information Google could furnish.

Music and audio editing by Mike Tetrault, and graphics provided by Brokerage Brewing Company.