Be thou my vision the center for church music, songs and. Be thou my vision edwards concordia publishing house. The tune is said to be named for a hill near tara where st. The hymn comes from her poem book of the gael, a versification of byrnes work. Thou and thou on ly, be first in my heart, heart of my own heart, what ev er be fall, wa king or sleep ing, thy pre sence my light.
This hymn is a common favorite and its tune is also found in lutheran service book with christ be my leader and lord of all hopefulness. Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight, be thou my armour, and be thou my might. Slanes composer is also unknown, though it was associated with a ballad in a folk music collection in 1909. Hull versified the text and it was published in her poem book of the gael 1912. Slane, be thou my vision irish song lyrics and music midi. Be thou my vision sermon by gregory dawson, james 3. O god beyond all praising be thou my vision covenant.
May 02, 2016 i sang be thou my vision over the weekend and the accompaniment was folksy no keyboard. Patrick challenged druid priests in lightening the paschal. The story behind be thou my vision bayviewbiblechurch. In 1905, mary elizabeth byrne translated the poem into english, and in 1912, eleanor hull versified the text of be though my vision. The lyrics of be thou my vision are a modern english translation by eleanor henrietta hull of an old irish text that is thought to date from the sixth century. The words are based on a middle irish poem often attributed to the sixthcentury irish christian poet st. Daily inspiration from the greatest hymns of all time. Hull, in her 1912 poem book of the gael to offer a. In gods timing, he took what the world ignored and made it something beautiful. Naught be all else to me, save that thou art is the first sentence of dallans song, and it has two different focuses. It became a hymn tune when it was arranged by david evans phh 285 and set to the irish hymn be thou my vision published in the church hymnary 1927. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. My computer doesnt have speakers, so i cant tell if the piano version mp3 has sung text, or just the tune. It became a hymn tune when it was arranged by david evans phh 285 and set to the irish hymn be thou my vision published in.
The story behind be thou my vision be thou my vision is an 8th century irish hymn that was translated by eleanor hull in 1912. In 1927, david evans set the hymn to the tune slane an old irish folk tune and published it in the church hymnary. Such is the case with the famous irish hymn, be thou my vision. Approximately 150 meters west of the college and friary church, hidden by trees, lay the steeply inclined remains of a twelfthcentury norman motte. Be thou my speech, be thou my understanding, be thou with me, be i with thee.
The bestknown english version, with some minor variations, was translated by eleanor hull and published in 1912. See more ideas about fallen book, pout pout fish and kids story books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The story behind be thou my vision bayview bible church. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading be thou my vision hymns of the west book 2. Author richard irwin posted on 29th march 2017 21st april 2020 format audio categories 10 10 10 10, 10 11 11 12, anonymous, dallan forgaill c. Slane is named for a hill in county meath, ireland, where st. The tune, here called after a hill which represented a turning point in the ministry of st patrick, is an old irish folk tune associated with the ballad.
Be thou my vision 3 verses, organ accompaniments, the book of. Harmonization was done by david evans when the text was set for its first hymnic. Be thou my vision is an irish song that has been around since the sixth century. This song is rooted in medieval celtic christianity and has grown in popularity due to many christian artists covering the hymn on recent albums. Dallans poem to music, to an irish folklore song called slane, named for slane. An 8th century monk, dallan forgaill, penned the words to be thou my vision as a tribute to st. It is at this point that eleanor hull 18601935 enters the story. The village and surrounding area contains many historic sites. In this arrangement of the traditional irish hymn rutter sets the 8thcentury text in its english translation to the i. She wrote several books on irish literature, history, culture, and folklore24. Rop tu mo baile or rob tu mo bhoile is a traditional christian hymn of irish origin. Be thou my vision is an 8th century irish hymn that was translated by eleanor hull in 1912.
Behold, i have taught you statutes and ordinances, as the lord my god commanded me, that you should do them in the land which you are entering to take possession of it. Be thou my vision hymns of the west book 2 kindle edition by blum, faith. Slane slane is an old irish folk tune associated with the ballad with my love on the road in patrick w. Did you know that the words of the timeless hymn be thou my vision are over one thousand years old. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word be thou ever with me, and i with thee, lord be thou my souls shelter, be thou my high towr. Mary byrnes translation of this ancient irish poem into english prose first appeared in the journal erin, volume two, published in 1905. The melody is named after slane hill and to an event recorded in the lands history thought to be around ad 433. Jul 24, 2016 seven years later, in 1912, eleanor hull changed the text into verse. In 1905, a woman named mary byrne translated the old irish poem into english for the first time, and in 1912, eleanor hull set the words to an old. None other is aught but the king of the seven heavens.
Be thou my vision undoubtedly comes from this spiritually rich period. The cambridge singers hymn seriesbe thou my vision arranged by john rutter for satb choir and harp or piano. O heart of my heat, whateer befall me, o ruler of all, be thou my vision. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, thou my great fa ther, and i thy true son. Patrick defiantly lit an easter fire against the commands of pagan king logaire.
Slane, an irish folk tune, was the musical setting to the lyrics in 1919. Be thou my vision is a traditional christian hymn of irish origin. I sang be thou my vision over the weekend and the accompaniment was folksy no keyboard. While it is found in a manuscript from the 10 th or 11 th centuries, traditionally it is thought to come from as early as the 6 th or 7 th centuries. And king solomon in his opening statements in the book of proverbs. Daily inspiration from the greatest hymns of all time fischer, john on. The visions that created the hymn be thou my vision. The story of be thou my vision is the story of the gospel. Be thou my vision slanethe irish folk tune slane the melody used in the hymn be thou my vision forms the foundation for this melodically expansive and inspired work for concert band. Be thou my wisdom, thou my true word i ever with thee, thou with me, lord thou my great father, i thy true son thou in me dwelling, and i with thee one.
The tune slane, was not published until 1909 in a book entitled, old irish folk music and songs, written by patrick w. It is doubtless much older, though, because the original text is in old irish. Be thou my vision comes to us from deep in the early years of christianity in ireland. Be thou my vision christian history christianity today. Be thou my wisdom, thou my true word i ever with thee, thou with me, lord thou my great father, i thy true son thou in me dwelling, and i. Since 1919 it has been commonly sung to an irish folk tune, noted as slane in church. I was surprised that no one has tried to update the language of the hymn, especially after hearing so.
Dallan forgaill, although it is probably later than that. The cemetery and chilean pine tree on the hill of slane. Be thou my vision, o lord of my heart silent for centuries but now one of the most widely known and loved of all hymns, it was translated from an 8thcentury manuscript in the earlier part of the 20th. Hull, in her 1912 poem book of the gael to offer a metrical, poetic version of byrnes work in twelve rhymed couplets that have been used by editors since to arrive at versions of the fourstanza hymn so widely treasured today.
Kobalt awal digital limited on behalf of shadow mountain records, and 2 music rights societies. Hymn story be thou my vision hymn lists by book of bible the hymn, be thou my vision, has its origins almost fifteen hundred years ago in ireland. Be thou my vision is an irish hymn based on a poem by st. Hawn believes it to be a collaborative effort as it was found in poem form with 16 original couplets in two irish manuscripts of the library of the royal irish academy it was irish scholar mary byrne who took the poem and translated it into.
The traditional irish tune, slane, is used in several hymns, most notably be thou my vision, lord of all hopefulness and god, in the planning and purpose of life. Be thou my vision hymns of the west book 2 kindle edition. The guitar player also stood up front at a microphone. Born in manchester, england, she was the founder of the irish text society and president of the irish literary society of london. He named the tune after the hill where patrick shined his light. Riches i heed not, nor mans empty praise, thou mine inheritance, now and always. Rop tu mo baile translated as be thou my vision with slane. Hull, in her 1912 poem book of the gael to offer a metrical.
Jun 4, 2018 pins from soul matters sharing circle september, 2018 re packet on vision. Thus paired with the english text, the be thou my vision sung today first. Be thou my vision 3 verses, organ accompaniments, the book. But the history behind be thou my vision may be as mysterious as the. Jan 14, 2020 be thou my vision is an irish hymn based on a poem by st. Patrick is said to have preached the gospel to the druids, and thus the hymns history was brought full circle. The poem was subsequently versified by eleanor hull when it appeared in her collection, poem book of the gael 1912. But god took what was dead and made it alive again. Dallan forgail had lost his sight when he composed the poem and that it was in honor of st. This hymn is probably the oldest hymn i know, it comes from 8th century ireland to give you some idea how old it is. As a result of his preaching, over 200 churches were established and 100,000 converts were baptized. Be thou my vision, o lord of my heart, naught be all else to me, save that thou art thou my best thought, both by day and by night, in waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. If just the tune, the link to the mp3 should be at the article on slane rather than be thou my vision, even if the mp3 title indicates otherwise. We believe that it was written by the sixth century irish poet, dallan forgaill, also known as st.
The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the river boyne at the intersection of the n2 dublin to monaghan road and the n51 drogheda to navan road. Patrick was the man most responsible for the good news of christ coming to ireland. Thou my souls shelter, and thou my high tower, raise thou me heavenward, o power of my power. While it is found in a manuscript from the 10 th or 11 th centuries, traditionally it is.
The tune was not published under the name slane, originally, but was rather named by the banks of the bann. Slane is an old irish folk tune associated with the ballad with my love come on the road in patrick w. It became a hymn tune when it was arranged by david evans and set to the irish hymn be thou my vision published in the church hymnary 1927. As of the 2016 census, slanes population was 1,369.
The visions that created the hymn be thou my vision digital. Today the hymn is sung to the irish folk tune slane. Two very similar alternate versions of the words are found in the s. Jan 23, 2011 the modern text of be thou my vision comes from a medieval irish hymn, rop tu mo baile, which is found in two manuscript sources, one from the 14th century and one from the 16th. Seven years later, in 1912, eleanor hull changed the text into verse. I was surprised that no one has tried to update the language of the hymn, especially after hearing so many complaints about inaccessible king james english. The music behind be thou my vision the tune to this ancient hymn is entitled slane, from an 8th century irish melody. Slane be thou my vision chords, lyrics and origins. Christian history institute chi provides church history resources and. Although this irish text is sometimes attributed to saint dallan forgaill c. The traditional christian hymn be thou my vision is set to an early medieval irish folk song named slane which is about the hill of slane.