Be Thou My Vision

Text by Dallan Forgaill

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About this hymn

Date: 1905
Tune: Slane
Composer: Irish
Key: Eb
Meter: 10 10 10 10

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Christian Life, Closing Songs, Following Jesus, In Faith, Following Jesus, Sanctification, God, Love of, God, Providence of.

Jn 16:13 · Num 12:6

Musical background

Slane is presented in the source key of Eb, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Attr. Dallan Forgaill, 8th Century. Translated by Mary Byrne, 1905 and Eleanor Hull, 1912. Music: 'Slane' Traditional Irish. Setting: Mark Hamilton Dewey, 2007. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2008 Revision. All portions of the setting that were not already public domain were released to the public domain by the arranger on 27 July 2007. He already had released the parts and the versification (except for a few changes in the third verse, which he released to the public domain in 2007) to the public domain in 2006.