Welcome to 31 Days of Poetry & Writing Prompts–Day 30.

The last Sunday of October…how are we here already?

Today’s poem is also a hymn which has been one of my prayers for 2016. Back in January, I felt led to the word Vision, and right after I wrote that down, I heard this old hymn. It has been exactly the Vision I needed this year.

I decided to work on memorizing the hymn with the kids–which looked like me and my daughter singing it often while the boys endured with lots of, “We have to listen to this? Again?” 🙂 I’m hopeful these words will stick to them regardless and one day, it will be the prayer of their hearts too.

Be Thou My Vision

Author Unknown   

Be Thou my vision, oh 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.

Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father and I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, now and always
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.

Be Thou my vision, oh 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.

High King of Heaven, my victory won
May I reach Heaven’s joys, oh bright Heaven’s sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, oh Ruler of all
Still be my vision, oh Ruler of all.

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Writing Prompt:

If you chose a word for this year, use it as your writing prompt. If you didn’t choose a word this year, borrow mine {Vision}.

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