Last Saturday, it was my privilege to officiate the wedding service for Eric and Danica Wytcherly. As part of the service, we sang a marriage version of "Be Thou My Vision" with a new text I had adapted and written for the occasion.
Be Thou our Vision, O Lord of our hearts
Naught be all else to us, save what Thou art
Be Thou our best thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence our light.
Be Thou our Wisdom, O True Living Word;
Be ever with us, Our Savior and Lord;
Bind us together, Lord, bind us to Thee,
Bind us in spirit and true unity.
Be Thou the Keystone, the strength of our bond,
Our true foundation through life and beyond—
Through days of gladness, through trials we endure,
Be Thou the bedrock where we stand secure.
Be Thou the first love in each of our hearts–
Be love’s beginning – where each of us starts.
Loving each other by loving you best–
Living to bless you we find ourselves blessed.
Riches we need not, nor man's empty praise;
Thou our inheritance, now and always:
Master and Savior, whatever befall,
Still be our Vision, O Ruler of all!
"Be Thou Our Vision," Music: Traditional Irish Tune (Slane). Words: Ancient Irish text translated by Mary Byrne, 1905, and versified by Eleanor Hull, 1912. New verses and adapted text by Dave Burkum, © Copyright 2013 by Dave Burkum.
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