BE THOU MY VISION
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Time signature: 3/4
The tempo can be slow or moderate (seldom fast) |
Traditional Irish
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Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent |
Either row (high): Buttons 5 - 10*
Inside row (low): Buttons 2 - 6 plus o3* |
Verse 1 (of 3)
.6 .6 "7* "6 | .5* .5 "5 "5* | .6 .6 .7* | .:7 |
.3 .3 "3* "3 | .o3* .2 "2 "o3* | .3 .3 .3* | .:4 |
Be thou my__ vis - ion, oh___ joy of my heart, /
.7* .7* .7* | .7* .7 .8 | .9* .8 .7 | .:8 |
.3* .3* .3* | .3* .4 .5 | .5* .5 .4 | .:5 |
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art; /
.9* "9* "10* "9 "10* | .9* .8 .7 | .8 .6 .6* | :5* .5 |
.5* "5* "6* "6 "6* | .5* .5 .4 | .5 .3 .2* | :o3* .2 |
Thou my___ best___ thought by day and by night__, /
.6 .7 .8 | "9* "8 .7 "6 "7 | .7* .6 '"6 '6* | .:6 |
.3 .4 .5 | "5* "5 .4 "3 "4 | .3* .3 "'3 '2* | .:3 |
Wak-ing and sleep__- ing, thy__ pres-ence my__ light. /
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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'Key: D
Tempo: ~ bpm Singer: Robin Mark Posted by: Evolsiay Tulip |
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From time 0 to 3:32; after that a series of reels.
Key: A Tempo: ~ bpm Accordionist: Paddy Callaghan Posted by: Fleadh Live The tune begins at time 0:23 and runs to 3:32, with a slightly different rhythm than that given in the notation above. A great interpretation by Paddy. |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~ bpm Group: King's College Choir Posted by: Jonesmclaren |
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Key: Eb from time 0 to 1:46
C from 1:47 to end Tempo: ~ bpm Singer: Group: Selah Posted by: wakeamy |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~ bpm Group: 4Him - Andy Chrisman, Kirk Sullivan, Mark Harris, Marty Magehee Posted by: Renee Parsons |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~ bpm. Singer: Alison Krauss Posted by: dahliacorona |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~ bpm Group: David Arkenstone ? Singer: Kathleen Fisher Posted by: kasiappp111 |
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Key: F from time 0 to 2:20
G from 2:21 to end Tempo: ~ bpm. Singers: Irish Tenors Posted by: Emperor Caligula Rhythm is slightly different from that given for the above accordion notation. |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~ bpm Singer: ? Posted by: pastorloran At certain points, the singer embelleshes the hymn, departing from the lyrics and rhythm given above. |
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Key: Eb
Tempo: ~ bpm Accordionist: ? Posted by: FromHolbergsTime |
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Key: Eb from time 0 to 2:24
F from 2:25 to end Tempo: ~ bpm Pianist: Kaleb Brasee ? Posted by: Kaleb Brasee Playing follows the notation above for the verses (as shown on screen), but the interludes between verses are different. |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~ bpm Performers: Jordan Wei (piano) Daniel Ang (cello) Posted by: YMI.TODAY |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
Source: Voices United #642 |
Be thou my vision, oh joy of my heart,
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art; Thou my best thought, by day and by night, Waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, my calm in all strife, I ever with thee and Thou in my life; Thou loving parent, thy child may I be; Be thou in me dwelling, and I one with Thee. Be thou my battle shield, sword for the fight; Be thou my dignity, thou my delight; Be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower: Oh raise thou me heavenward, oh power of my power. Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise: Be thou mine inheritance now and always; Be thou and thou only the first in my heart; Oh Great God of heaven, my treasure thou art. Great God of heaven, after victory won, May I reach heaven's joys, oh bright heaven's sun. Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be thou my vision, oh Ruler of all |
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Guitar Chords
Key of G Key of C (for verses 1,2, 4, & 5) For keys other than C & G, Use CAPO. Chord Source. |
Verse 1
G Em C G C Am F C Be Thou my vis-ion O Joy of my heart D Em C D G Am F G Nought be all else to me, save that Thou art Em G Em C Am C Am F Thou my best thought, by day or by night G Em C D7 G C Am F G7 C Waking or sleep-ing, Thy presence my light. Verse 2 G Em C G C Am F C Be Thou my wis-dom, My calm in all strife; D Em C D G Am F G I ever with Thee, and Thou in my life; Em G Em C Am C Am F Thou loving par-ent, thy child may I be; G Em C D7 G C Am F G7 C Thou in me dwel-ling, and I one with thee. Verse 4 G Em C G C Am F C Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise D Em C D G Am F G Thou mine in-her-i-tance now and al-ways Em G Em C Am C Am F Thou and Thou on-ly, the first in my heart G Em C D7 G C Am F G7 C Great God of heav-en, my trea-sure Thou art Verse 5 G Em C G C Am F C Great God of hea-ven, af-ter victory won, D Em C D G Am F G May I reach hea-ven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun! Em G Em C Am C Am F Heart of my own heart, what-ev-er be-fall, G Em C D7 G C Am F G7 C Still be my vis-ion, O Rul-er of all. |
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