| C | F | G7 | C | G7 | C | |
| Be thou my | vision, | O | Lord of | my | heart |
| G | C | F | G | |
| Be | all else but naught | to me, | save that thou | art |
| C | F | C | G | Am | Em | F | |
| be | thou my best | thought in the | day | and | the | night |
| C | |
| both | waking and sleeping |
| F | C | |
| thy | presence, my | light. |
| Be thou my vision, be thou my true word |
| Be thou ever with me and I with thee Lord |
| Be thou my great father and I your true son |
| Be thou my dwelling and I with Thee one. |
| Be thou my breastplate and sword for the fight |
| Be thou my armour, be thou my true might |
| Be thou my soul'd shelter, be thou my strong tower |
| O raise thou me heavenward, great power of my power |
| Riches I need not, nor man's empty praise |
| Be thou my inheritance, now and always |
| Be thou and thou only the first in my heart |
| O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art |
| High King of heaven, Thou heaven's bright sun |
| O Grant me its joys after victory's won |
| GReat Heart of my own heart, whtever befall |
| Still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all. |