130 - Be Thou My Vision - The Mandate

<p>We&#39;ve said that our best episodes are ones in which we disagree. This is one of those. Today we&#39;re looking at the ancient hymn &quot;Be Thou My Vision,&quot; which asks God to be many things to the Christian. We make sure to include the oft-dropped &quot;battle shield&quot; verse. Colin emphasizes the necessity to include explicit reference to soteriological themes in music while Tyler investigates the variety offered by grammatical mood.</p> <p><br></p> <p> Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;</p> <p>Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.</p> <p>Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,</p> <p>Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. </p> <p>Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;</p> <p>I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;</p> <p>Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;</p> <p>Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one/</p> <p><br>Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;</p> <p>Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;</p> <p>Thou my soul&#39;s Shelter, Thou my high Tow’r:</p> <p>Raise Thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Riches I heed not, nor man&#39;s empty praise,</p> <p>Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:</p> <p>Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,</p> <p>High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.</p> <p><br></p> <p>High King of Heaven, my victory won,</p> <p>May I reach Heaven&#39;s joys, O bright Heav’n&#39;s Sun!</p> <p>Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,</p> <p>Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Songs sampled in this episode:</p> <p>Verse 1: Be Thou My Vision by Audrey Assad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Optrm7lF16s</p> <p><br></p> <p>Verse 2: Be Thou My Vision by Nathan Pacheco Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihJAJA4ibEs</p> <p><br></p> <p>Verse 3: Be Thou My Vision (feat. Stuart Townend &amp; Robin Mark) (Live) by The Mandate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lgeOLmoNIY</p> <p><br></p> <p>Verse 4 [and a bit at the end]: Be Thou My Vision by Keith &amp; Kristyn Getty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZBOS