Be Thou My Vision THE GOSPEL IN SONG. An Ancient Hymn Hymn is about 1,500 years old. Originated in...

Be Thou My Vision

THE GOSPEL IN SONG

An Ancient Hymn

Hymn is about 1,500 years old.

Originated in IrelandMessage remains valid to

this dayA prayer for absolute

devotion to God and Christ Is He your vision?

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.

1 - Be Thou My Vision

Words: Irish Folk HymnMusic: Joyce’s Old Irish Folk Music, Arr: Martin Shaw © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

2.Be Thou my wisdom, be 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.



3.Be Thou my buckler, my 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.



4.Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;Thou my inheritance, now and always:Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.



5.High King of heaven, when victory is wonMay I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!Heart of my heart, whatever be-fall,Still be my vision, O ruler of all.



God Is Our Vision

“Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart, naught be all else to me save that Thou art….

What else is stored in your heart in contradiction to the will of God?

Psalm 123:1-2To You I lift up my eyes,

O You who are enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God,Until He is gracious to us.

Hebrews 12:2

…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

What fulfills you?

Matthew 6:22-24 -- “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

If God Is Our Vision, Then….?

Philippians 4:8 -- Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

God Is Our True Word“Be Thou my wisdom, be

Thou my true word….”

Psalm 111:10 -- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;His praise endures forever.

God Is True

Romans 3:4 -- May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, “THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”

God’s Word Is Truth

Psalm 119:160 – The sum of Your word is truth,And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.

God Is Our Armor (for the fight)

“Be Thou my buckler, my sword for the fight….”Ephesians 6:10-12 – “Finally, be strong in the Lord

and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

Isaiah 54:17“No weapon that is

formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

God Is Our Inheritance“Riches I heed not nor

man’s empty praise, Thou my inheritance now and always…”

Psalm 16:5-6 – “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.”

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.

Our Eternal Inheritance1 Peter 1:4 – “…to

obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.”

Is God The Heart Of Your Heart?

“Heart of my heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all!”

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