I believe a young Swedish singer wrote a Swedish text to this tune.... He did it as a duet with wonderful Norwegian singer Sissel..... check it by searching for Sissel and Peter Jöback - Gå inte förbi!!!
Que letra mais inspiradora e profunda. Fica muito próxima da real expressão de gratidão pelo cuidado de Deus para com seus filhos. As lágrimas naturalmente descem pela profundidade de cada palavra desta música que, na minha opinião, representa uma poesia cantada.
What a lyric! Such powerful words. God bless everyone.
Loving Father....may this be the prayer of my heart always....may my whole being long to be with you here on earth...and there in heaven....be Thou always my vision...I love you Lord
@deformator100 how is it possible to hear the medieval version.. did day have recording technology? lol the hyme is still the same as it is past down, just hipped up a bit.. listen to other versions of this song you'll realize..
i know exactly what you both are talking about it. whether i hear it in mass or a baptist church, it has such an effect on me. We Irish have the best hymns!
Do you know that when you see the sun streaming through the clouds or the moon dazzling white in the autumn sky God is giving you a gift and yes it is just for you because he sees you looking.
The day will come, brothers and sisters, when we will sing this great and wonderous hymn face to face to our Lord and Savior. Never will the universe have heard such a glorious anthemn to our heavenly Father sung by the multitudes of his children. Praise be to God for such incredible music. Our tears of joy will fall like rain.
@jazmyrose06 Gods word said only believe.....but try opening your heart and read Gods word daily that you will be renewed Pslam 91 is a great place to start....
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (July 18), we sang this as our closing hymn. It is #793 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
This is pretty much the coolest old hymn I have ever heard. I kind of want to bust out singing it because it is so inspiring... even though it is currently 1 am.
Maybe I should hold off until morning. Tee hee. :)
Despite what lieness7's notes say, the The original Old Irish text - Rop tú mo Baile - is usually attributed to Dallan Forgaill ... two centuries after Mr. Patrick.
I doubt he was converted in a pagan ireland and believe he became a Christian after his escape and knowing that branch of the Celtic language then returned to Ireland as a missionary.
Yes, it has a modern sound Someone could write different (& secular) words for it. I could hear in my mind the Irish Rovers using it. Patrick was Welsh. He may have been born in Strathclyde.Oherscholars believe his birth place to be Pembroke,an important place on the route between Ireland & Europe.
@schildpadable It's definitely an Irish folk melody (original Old Irish text), however similar to a modern melody it may seem. Actually I don't think it suggests anything modern. It's very folk, there are only six tones in the melody (perhaps a hexatonic scale?) - no e-flat, although it is in b-flat major. Initially the feeling is pentatonic though (first 8 bars) which accounts for the strange charm this hymn has for me. I doubt that most modern-sounding melodies use a hexatonic scale.
Somehow I was able to sing this hymn at my wife's mass of the resurrection. It does have a power all it's own, and I believe St. Patrick played a role in it. My compliments to the musicians... excellent rendition of the hymn... from one musician to another. Sing on and Bless YE!
This is one hymn I've never been able to sing to it's end without sobbing. I'm tearing just writing this comment. This hymn has a supernatural ability to touch people's hearts.
@macpduff I agree my brother, one of the most powerful Spirit led Hymns of all time I would humbly suggest.
Combination of Strong music & awesome words. How can any saved person be not weeping at the end of this song, even many of those who don't know Him yet are moved I'm sure.
@macpduff I am in a point in my life where everything is falling apart. I am trying to sing this song right now 11:53 5/26/11. I can't do it with out crying my eyes out... God Bless my good friend :)
There is something about this hymn that is just beautifully unique. I mean,all hymns are good,worshipping and glorifying God, but this song is just magical. First off,the tuneis energetic, while at the same time breathtaking, which isn't common among energetic tunes,if you know what I mean. Usually the breath-taking tune is this slow, steady and a very focused tune, while this is rampant, powerful,AND ridiculously beautiful. Itjust seems to offer something different thanother hymns,in my opinion
@Kankowski95 i totaly agree, it's by far my favorite worship song, i love hearing it & singing it...which i do lots!! it never gets old, unlike some others i know...
Over the years we have all been lied to by many false Religous Leaders and so called prophets. Many things we have been taught are not even in Scripture and millions have swallowed so many lies by these false leaders. If you are a truth seeker please visit the web site which is displayed in our user name and take the time to read some of the articles... You will be very shocked.
There is a great audio there for you to listen to. You will come away asking many questions.
I miss the innocence that came with being a new Christian. Passion, poetry, unabashed by those around me. Why does it seem to fade as years go by? This world is just an image covering up Truth. I'd rather be blind to this world and enlightened to the other. God bless.
you can recapture all that you knew...just decide to do so...it is all there for you...the joy, the passion, the beauty...remember it, follow it, love it...
@spectersparten Jesus told us who the lord of this world is, right? This world is a counterfeit of the real world God intended. The adversary always imitates what God does in order to capture souls. Don't worry about the apparent loss of your initial enthusiasm. You WILL get it back a thousand fold and it will be eternal. This world is a temporary distraction. God's Kingdom is where we abide eternally and our spirits are there NOW. God is the only reality and we abide in His eternal Spirit.
@JohnRiemannSoong Please come back , God is real. I know life gets hard and we are filled with doubt but I can bare witness of the holy spirit because I was given the spirit and have felt the presence of God. Please don't deny him. Because Jesus loves us and died for us and did rise from the dead and ascend to heaven. I have felt the presence of God and Satan whispers doubts in my ear, don't listen to the lies. Please before it's to late.
There's another version that is perhaps easier to get :-) It is the recording of Peter Jöback and Sissel Kyrkjebø, the lyrics are in swedish (and some norwegian I believe) but still beautiful! It's called "Gå inte förbi".
Check out Ricky Skaggs and the Kentucky Thunder - "I am Ready to Go" to see how Celtic music (more Scots background, but some Irish and English as well) evolved after 250 years in the mountains of America.
But this is great, wonderful mellow devotional music - my favorite. Thanks for posting
I love mellow devotional music. This is certainly that. Most of my ancestors spent some time in Ireland - they were lowland Scots pretty much sent by the English. They immigrated to the Appalachian mountains in the 1760s - just in time to do what comes naturally - rebel !!
I will attempt to post a video response from the Kentucky Thunder, so you all have an idea of what Celtic music evolved to in the hills of America.
I love 'Be Thou My Vision' so much, but it sounds best (in my opinion) sung simply with an organ and that's it. It should be all about the lyrics and the voices in unity! I cannot bear all these instruments, drums and the sugary style of singing!!
in fairness, this is a celtic songs, and thats the message it tries to convey with the music style. I do admit, it could have been done better, but 'massacre' is a bit far, in my opinion.
The hymn has the the same simplicity as the ancient song "St. Patrick's Breastplate"--attributed to the great saint himself.
The tin whisle is appropriate, as are the bagpipes. Organs & pianos hadn't been invented when this song was written; nor had accordians (melodians-concertinas). Pipes, recorder-like instruments (whistles) and harps (lyres) were the period pieces. New Age? Old age is more like it! ;-) :-)
Yes, sasmig, I can tell this hymn, like so many other greats, sounds like a hearts cry, a prayer from the heart. Because of this, you can tell there's an anointing of God's Spirit on it [not unlike 'Amazing Grace'] Beautiful, Simple & Touching. The slides are a wonder to behold & makes me wish I could do more traveling, esp to Ireland, the country where my mother's family comes from~ Peace & Blessings To You All~ ~ ~ ~
Well done!!!! Have Irish roots and heavenly citizenship. Singing along with this vid --I can feel my soul "take flight". Wish we could do this in church choir---
I think all of us Catholics feel fondness towards other Catholic countries, or rather, the people there. I'm from Croatia, i like both Mexicans and the Irish. :-)
Red Armed Panther (Native American) Cheyenne warrior, hunter and scout (also known as Red Sleeve) scouted for General Nelson Miles during the 1877 Nez Perce campaign. He later became an Indian policeman at Lame Deer. This picture taken at Fort Keogh, Montana Territory in 1879 captures the beauty, dignity and self-worth that is so often found in the photographic portraits of the Plains Indians by photographer L. A. Huffman.
The Irish whistle is a very traditional instrument and has been around for a very long time (In Ireland, one was found dating back to the 3rd century). Just b/c the Irish whistle has been used more recently in new age music doesn't make it a new age instrument, nor does it make the traditional Christian hymns that use the Irish whistle new age. The Irish people were using the Irish whistle in Christian hymns long before it was used for modern day new age music. This song is NOT new age. :)
Hey lieness! Thank you so very much for this fantastic video. I have a question where did you get the 2 pictures of the angels, one sitting by the water and the other sitting on a rock with a light in her hand. Thank you so much again for this blessing.
Showing Some love from Down Under, All the Best wishes to all, The time is near but so many of us including me are so far, Thanks for adding this song it has certainly opened my heart once more,
Hard to understand how something as beautiful as this tune could come out of the 700s. It's a lovely counterbalance to that other 8th century religion that hates music as well as a womans face. And yet in the 21 st century we have State sponsered torture just as real as in the year 33. Incomprehensible as 9-11.I 'm not judging just reflecting my world.
Im 13 and quarter irish, i was looking thru irish songs and i came arcoss this i felt as if i knew it i was singin some of the words and i have never heard it in my life lol its weird buti listen 2 this everyday now x
I'm half-Irish and felt a connection! Scientifically, some of our ancestor's experiences of the last 200 years get written into our genetic makeup (e.g. children of Holocaust survivors are genetically more anxious people, not just from their parents' impact on their upbringing). People often feel connections with certain types of land, so there is a chance this could explain our connections to this song (due to ancestor's singing it maybe), though it could be false memories (no offense at all).
In God's Kingdom the music will all be this beautiful and magestic.
ManuelBetten 7 months ago 13
@ManuelBetten Perhaps it will be even better. (:
hereigns56 6 months ago 11
I believe a young Swedish singer wrote a Swedish text to this tune.... He did it as a duet with wonderful Norwegian singer Sissel..... check it by searching for Sissel and Peter Jöback - Gå inte förbi!!!
linemoren 8 months ago 2
I love modern praise music - but it is also good to hear old hymns as well. This is one of my all time favourites
derekalder1 8 months ago
beautiful...
bittermelonpro 9 months ago 2
Thank you lieness7...this is wonderful.
whhswhhs 9 months ago
Que letra mais inspiradora e profunda. Fica muito próxima da real expressão de gratidão pelo cuidado de Deus para com seus filhos. As lágrimas naturalmente descem pela profundidade de cada palavra desta música que, na minha opinião, representa uma poesia cantada.
What a lyric! Such powerful words. God bless everyone.
deboralimabatista 9 months ago 2
ahh irish styled music.. makes hymns (already beautiful) more beautiful
LeviFangZ 9 months ago
@LeviFangZ I agree! I love hymns and Irish music, and what a combination!!
Speechless501 9 months ago
Thank u for sharing the tranquil flowing waters of life in song..effervescent ..devotion..
varania7 1 year ago
Did anyone else notice the cloud at 0:29 is in the shape of an angel!!
xXxXxDeAtHxGaLxXxXx 1 year ago 19
Beautiful.
leiysky 1 year ago
I never thought that I would grow to like the tune of this hymn, but I must say, this song is absolutely lovely!!!
Maestro218 1 year ago
I love this song so much...what an awesome song to use for prayer and praise to God! Thanks so much for posting and God bless you
prettywoman53 1 year ago 2
how can anyone dislike this is beyond me its so beautiful and moving and on the list for my funeral :0)
poppiedoo 1 year ago
Loving Father....may this be the prayer of my heart always....may my whole being long to be with you here on earth...and there in heaven....be Thou always my vision...I love you Lord
prettywoman53 1 year ago
So pretty =]
xXxXxDeAtHxGaLxXxXx 1 year ago
Proof of God is proof in you.
SunnyLovetts 1 year ago
I thought, here the original medieval hymn, but this is nonsense modern pop, and even in English
deformator100 1 year ago
@deformator100 how is it possible to hear the medieval version.. did day have recording technology? lol the hyme is still the same as it is past down, just hipped up a bit.. listen to other versions of this song you'll realize..
my8villains 1 year ago
@my8villains Actually, the medieval hymn is miles different. go and look at it on wikipedia or something! It is ermmm, interesting!
gooseholla1 1 year ago
I noticed my favorite verse was missing.
Be Thou my battle-shield, sword for my 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
The band played this at Leon for the Paws concert as well as a Jewish song.
My friends were upset that I was sitting in the seat sobbing.
XxAdmiralxThowraxX 1 year ago 4
@XxAdmiralxThowraxX this verse seems to be missing from every version widely sung accept for the original, which, of course, you can google
CaligraphyInIce 1 year ago
I keep coming back to this. It is my favourite hymn. I love the hauntingly beauty of it. This rendition does it the honour it deserves.
God's blessings go with you.
beulahland59 1 year ago 2
ahh
rojaneylol123 1 year ago
the singer sings this beautifully
cobbax9916 1 year ago
this is ancient?
madmiguelh2o 1 year ago
@madmiguelh2o
I'd say 8th century is pretty ancient.
SugarCane88 1 year ago
i know exactly what you both are talking about it. whether i hear it in mass or a baptist church, it has such an effect on me. We Irish have the best hymns!
DMXEarlSimmons 1 year ago
Left out my favorite verse. Too bad that we are afraid to admit that we are in a spiritual battle with God and The Word are our only weapons.
mkcmg 1 year ago
Needs verse 3
MrsTubeyouok 1 year ago
Thank you for putting up a version in 3-4! The one they play at my uni's christian union is always in 4-4 and it sucks as a result, sounds so stilted
jaw1024 1 year ago
peterkar
i understand that you don't like the style of the music but it is hardly an abomination!
Rowanda was an abomination, Nazi'ism was an abomination,etc etc.
annethequinn 1 year ago 2
Do you know that when you see the sun streaming through the clouds or the moon dazzling white in the autumn sky God is giving you a gift and yes it is just for you because he sees you looking.
Bruce99100 1 year ago
You put AMAZING and really beautiful pictures!! Thanks!
akkalove1 1 year ago
I love this, upbeat for an RC hymn!
Gupnede1 1 year ago
I wish the flute intro and simpler accompaniment had continued. Sometimes less is more ;-)
Still my favorite hymn of all time but not my favorite rendition.
aardvark1956 1 year ago
Not too many songs give me goosebumps every time I listen to it. This one does.
justindyck 1 year ago
The day will come, brothers and sisters, when we will sing this great and wonderous hymn face to face to our Lord and Savior. Never will the universe have heard such a glorious anthemn to our heavenly Father sung by the multitudes of his children. Praise be to God for such incredible music. Our tears of joy will fall like rain.
pecatone 1 year ago
This is my favorite hymn!! If only we could all learn to live out those words...
Loveallegiance 1 year ago
Great song. We need to use the "thou" word more often!
idle8 1 year ago
This was the processional hymn today in Glasgow as the Pope gave mass! Fantastic.
higgolini 1 year ago
"Thou my best thought by day or by night"
If we would only let him lead us always........
Lord be our vision.
greggbursey 1 year ago 4
* * * * *
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.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and 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
kkkkkkatherine 1 year ago
Glorious! This version of the classic hymn blessed my heart!
haroldsays 1 year ago 2
That would be native Irish... tin whistle...
eddierondack 1 year ago 2
This Hymn was written by Mary Elizabeth Byrne (18881-1931) these words have been slightly altered from her original.
orielgb 1 year ago
I love this song, I believe in god. But I would not say that I am a devoted christian. This song brings tears to my eyes.
jazmyrose06 1 year ago 4
@jazmyrose06 Gods word said only believe.....but try opening your heart and read Gods word daily that you will be renewed Pslam 91 is a great place to start....
chria3886 1 year ago
Hello,
With all due respect to your singing ability you do not do this old hymn justice.
Have a listen to youtube(dot)com/watch?v=NCGxhzb7JP0
goinghomesomeday1 1 year ago
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (July 18), we sang this as our closing hymn. It is #793 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
mkl62 1 year ago
ESTE HIMNO ESTA EN EL HIMNARIO PRESBITERIANO SOLO A DIOS LA GLORIA, EN ESPAÑOL SE LLAMA SE TU MI VISION
febrero960 1 year ago
Praise God for hymns like these! The Irish certainly were good song-writers a millenium back. They're still pretty good now, too! Haha
christforever1881 1 year ago
This is beautiful. Thank U so much for posting this one. Its very refreshing!
gypsymama501 1 year ago
Such a tune can only be conceived in a heart at rest and at peace with God.
axlcrush 1 year ago
This is pretty much the coolest old hymn I have ever heard. I kind of want to bust out singing it because it is so inspiring... even though it is currently 1 am.
Maybe I should hold off until morning. Tee hee. :)
Thank you so much for sharing this!
BibleBarbie 1 year ago 3
St. Patrick what great saint ,may he bless us all .Praise be Jesus for this great hymn
sonofKnock 1 year ago
Awww what's wrong with the 11 people who do not like this? D:<
casziswaywack 1 year ago 2
Really great Hymn my favourite of all time... Thank you Jesus...
evanray57 1 year ago
Love the song. I get how you're part Indian or whatever, but for the love of God keep Ireland Irish.
RoyalMessup 1 year ago
I love 4Him! Good job guys!!
anneconnors1 1 year ago
Despite what lieness7's notes say, the The original Old Irish text - Rop tú mo Baile - is usually attributed to Dallan Forgaill ... two centuries after Mr. Patrick.
Rajamuttu 1 year ago
Great :D
cycloneninja 1 year ago
I doubt he was converted in a pagan ireland and believe he became a Christian after his escape and knowing that branch of the Celtic language then returned to Ireland as a missionary.
Aled
ifuliki 1 year ago
Man the way the music sound with the words it brings tears to my eyes!
thisispissnmeoff 1 year ago
No problems with the nowadays arrangements and instrumentations but the melody itself sounds to me too modern in key and rhythm.
And impossible that in ancient Ireland the language would be English.
You can't sing ancient Roman or let's say Indian music in English.
So the language should have been Gaelic.
schildpadable 1 year ago
@schildpadable
Yes, it has a modern sound Someone could write different (& secular) words for it. I could hear in my mind the Irish Rovers using it. Patrick was Welsh. He may have been born in Strathclyde.Oherscholars believe his birth place to be Pembroke,an important place on the route between Ireland & Europe.
ifuliki 1 year ago
@schildpadable It's definitely an Irish folk melody (original Old Irish text), however similar to a modern melody it may seem. Actually I don't think it suggests anything modern. It's very folk, there are only six tones in the melody (perhaps a hexatonic scale?) - no e-flat, although it is in b-flat major. Initially the feeling is pentatonic though (first 8 bars) which accounts for the strange charm this hymn has for me. I doubt that most modern-sounding melodies use a hexatonic scale.
dga471 1 year ago
These are Truely Great Art in display
duncheng76 1 year ago
when i get to Heaven, i would like to meet the one who wrote this timeless song...
Praise Jesus..
paranz 1 year ago
It's amazing, it's been hundreds and hundreds of years and this song is still alive. It too makes me tear up.
Bublerap12 1 year ago 3
Beautiful song. It touches my heart.
marymeggo101 1 year ago
Bravo!
Jonahman10 2 years ago 4
Thanks
hdiylove 2 years ago 3
Maravilloso. Es el cielo en la tierra.
jimcr1 2 years ago 3
Somehow I was able to sing this hymn at my wife's mass of the resurrection. It does have a power all it's own, and I believe St. Patrick played a role in it. My compliments to the musicians... excellent rendition of the hymn... from one musician to another. Sing on and Bless YE!
jackkrumm2 2 years ago 7
This is one hymn I've never been able to sing to it's end without sobbing. I'm tearing just writing this comment. This hymn has a supernatural ability to touch people's hearts.
macpduff 2 years ago 83
I am with you on this macpduff. I have loved this hymn since I was a child trying to sing it at school. Cried then, and still do 60 years later.
beulahland59 2 years ago 6
@macpduff I agree my brother, one of the most powerful Spirit led Hymns of all time I would humbly suggest.
Combination of Strong music & awesome words. How can any saved person be not weeping at the end of this song, even many of those who don't know Him yet are moved I'm sure.
evanray57 1 year ago
@macpduff I am in a point in my life where everything is falling apart. I am trying to sing this song right now 11:53 5/26/11. I can't do it with out crying my eyes out... God Bless my good friend :)
sirchristian12 9 months ago 2
@macpduff Amen to that!
jgbullat 7 months ago
Very nice version
musikpal 2 years ago 6
very beautiful
windwolf21 2 years ago 7
beautiful! this is a nice video indeed
54spiritedwill54 2 years ago 2
this music takes you into the realms of heaven - truly beautiful
doodlelily 2 years ago 4
This is just so beautiful. I cant find the proper words. Bless you.
hbunn5 2 years ago 7
God is love today and for ever he is love
wildbill21a 2 years ago 7
There is something about this hymn that is just beautifully unique. I mean,all hymns are good,worshipping and glorifying God, but this song is just magical. First off,the tuneis energetic, while at the same time breathtaking, which isn't common among energetic tunes,if you know what I mean. Usually the breath-taking tune is this slow, steady and a very focused tune, while this is rampant, powerful,AND ridiculously beautiful. Itjust seems to offer something different thanother hymns,in my opinion
Kankowski95 2 years ago 133
Yes kankowski95;
This hymn has a supernatural quality to touch human hearts
macpduff 2 years ago 10
@Kankowski95 I absolutely agree. It is one of my all time favorite hymns :)
millirue 1 year ago
@Kankowski95 It has wonderful words but it needs to be sung by an Irish voice
burnley5960 1 year ago
@Kankowski95 i totaly agree, it's by far my favorite worship song, i love hearing it & singing it...which i do lots!! it never gets old, unlike some others i know...
TheLadyrebekah 1 year ago
@Kankowski95
that something is probably the spirit of God
MadeinChinakiki 1 year ago
@Kankowski95 It's Irish! I don't like the way they jazzed it up. Thumbs down on this one!
magpie4321 1 year ago
@magpie4321
The way they jazzed it up still kept it Celtic-sounding! I think it's an absolutely beautiful version that sticks to its roots.
katehodgson28 10 months ago
irish and spanish musics are the best all over the world!
carsanvoz 2 years ago
Beautiful hymn.....simply beautiful
enore23 2 years ago 3
the best song in the world :-)
489611 2 years ago 6
Over the years we have all been lied to by many false Religous Leaders and so called prophets. Many things we have been taught are not even in Scripture and millions have swallowed so many lies by these false leaders. If you are a truth seeker please visit the web site which is displayed in our user name and take the time to read some of the articles... You will be very shocked.
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2besavedcom 2 years ago
Beautiful
judytanchong 2 years ago
Beautiful photos for a beautiful song! :)
DanielJaegerFilms 2 years ago
I miss the innocence that came with being a new Christian. Passion, poetry, unabashed by those around me. Why does it seem to fade as years go by? This world is just an image covering up Truth. I'd rather be blind to this world and enlightened to the other. God bless.
spectersparten 2 years ago 5
you can recapture all that you knew...just decide to do so...it is all there for you...the joy, the passion, the beauty...remember it, follow it, love it...
peace.
rainfalling2
rainfalling2 2 years ago
@spectersparten Jesus told us who the lord of this world is, right? This world is a counterfeit of the real world God intended. The adversary always imitates what God does in order to capture souls. Don't worry about the apparent loss of your initial enthusiasm. You WILL get it back a thousand fold and it will be eternal. This world is a temporary distraction. God's Kingdom is where we abide eternally and our spirits are there NOW. God is the only reality and we abide in His eternal Spirit.
alpidistra 2 years ago
I'm atheist (former Christian) and this is on my playlist
that shows you how awesome it is
JohnRiemannSoong 2 years ago
@JohnRiemannSoong
YOu are always welcome to come back.
Hobbescatstubbytai 2 years ago 4
@JohnRiemannSoong Please come back , God is real. I know life gets hard and we are filled with doubt but I can bare witness of the holy spirit because I was given the spirit and have felt the presence of God. Please don't deny him. Because Jesus loves us and died for us and did rise from the dead and ascend to heaven. I have felt the presence of God and Satan whispers doubts in my ear, don't listen to the lies. Please before it's to late.
budokai100mph 2 years ago 4
this song is amazing I love it!
luvsuxo 2 years ago
where can i download this version? I REALLY like this song! and THIS version!!! :DDD
thanks :)
mua10 2 years ago
right on the page it says (well at least in the States) "Download this song: AmazonMP3"
right under favorite
RiaKentucky 2 years ago
There's another version that is perhaps easier to get :-) It is the recording of Peter Jöback and Sissel Kyrkjebø, the lyrics are in swedish (and some norwegian I believe) but still beautiful! It's called "Gå inte förbi".
Hermyluna 2 years ago
Check out Ricky Skaggs and the Kentucky Thunder - "I am Ready to Go" to see how Celtic music (more Scots background, but some Irish and English as well) evolved after 250 years in the mountains of America.
But this is great, wonderful mellow devotional music - my favorite. Thanks for posting
RiaKentucky 2 years ago 2
I love mellow devotional music. This is certainly that. Most of my ancestors spent some time in Ireland - they were lowland Scots pretty much sent by the English. They immigrated to the Appalachian mountains in the 1760s - just in time to do what comes naturally - rebel !!
I will attempt to post a video response from the Kentucky Thunder, so you all have an idea of what Celtic music evolved to in the hills of America.
best wishes for a Merry Christmas
RiaKentucky 2 years ago
Does anyone have the Tin Whistle music for this? or a link to where i can get he music?
thanks :)
fethard14 2 years ago
will be remain in our heart...
umsabath7 2 years ago
Oh! This is so very beautiful! Thank you, Eric, for sending it to me!
Beautiful views, too! Thanks for posting, lieness7 !
RainhadoCanto4 2 years ago 2
Lovely version of this song!
hope4TG 2 years ago 2
This is a Great version of MY all time favorite... This song captures all that is within my heart...
shamnet1 2 years ago 3
1:31 - I live about 25 minutes down the road from where that photo was taken :)
WarrantedFaith 2 years ago
its a tin whistle
zillioncast 2 years ago
NOOO!
I love 'Be Thou My Vision' so much, but it sounds best (in my opinion) sung simply with an organ and that's it. It should be all about the lyrics and the voices in unity! I cannot bear all these instruments, drums and the sugary style of singing!!
Frankly a massacre of my favourite song :(
elliecoffey 2 years ago
I agree with you wholeheartedly.
K8MCL 2 years ago
in fairness, this is a celtic songs, and thats the message it tries to convey with the music style. I do admit, it could have been done better, but 'massacre' is a bit far, in my opinion.
truechristian91 2 years ago 3
been asked to sing this hymn at my nieces baptism, slightly nerves hope i do it justice its such a beautiful hymn
frain86 2 years ago 2
It is true indeed, that God speaks to us in our hearts.
Beautiful song.
1Bers 2 years ago
love this song so much
iheartu21993 2 years ago
can anyone please tell me if at the beginning of the song is it a flute piccolo or something???
Squeakers2011 2 years ago
This song makes me cry, because it reminds me of the people and the land I came from.
LookingForTardis 2 years ago
This is a fantastic rendition of a favorite hymn. Not without reason it has lasted 12 centuries.
For another great Irish-style hymn check out Selah's "Before the Throne of God Above."
Parthianking 2 years ago 2
Nice video.
hdiylove 2 years ago
Beautiful! Thank you for posting this! :-)
The hymn has the the same simplicity as the ancient song "St. Patrick's Breastplate"--attributed to the great saint himself.
The tin whisle is appropriate, as are the bagpipes. Organs & pianos hadn't been invented when this song was written; nor had accordians (melodians-concertinas). Pipes, recorder-like instruments (whistles) and harps (lyres) were the period pieces. New Age? Old age is more like it! ;-) :-)
BoudiccaBlanc 2 years ago 3
Thank you so much for posting this song!
:-)
Your video is very nice too. :-)
BoudiccaBlanc 2 years ago
I don't believe in god.... this song still moves me
JamesCalico 2 years ago
That's because God still believes in you...
Parthianking 2 years ago 5
7/8ths Irish Catholic, not particularly religious, but by God this song moves me like no other!
john271962 2 years ago
7/8ths Irish, this song stirs something within me like nothing else!
john271962 2 years ago
Yes, sasmig, I can tell this hymn, like so many other greats, sounds like a hearts cry, a prayer from the heart. Because of this, you can tell there's an anointing of God's Spirit on it [not unlike 'Amazing Grace'] Beautiful, Simple & Touching. The slides are a wonder to behold & makes me wish I could do more traveling, esp to Ireland, the country where my mother's family comes from~ Peace & Blessings To You All~ ~ ~ ~
promiseIsaih60 2 years ago
shame it is song sung in english and not old Gaelic...
0SgtRoadkill0 2 years ago
God bless Ireland. We need our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ now more then ever.
I love my country, our heritage, Please Lord Jesus, King of Kings help us overcome the tribulations that are coming.
ruairi00 2 years ago
Oh OK=) Then I understand. You should be proud=) They are two great cultures.
MliLi87 2 years ago
Well done!!!! Have Irish roots and heavenly citizenship. Singing along with this vid --I can feel my soul "take flight". Wish we could do this in church choir---
DasKindVonRetter 2 years ago 2
soul takes flight . Spot on description.
jackie4goodsoup 2 years ago 2
My... What a beautiful sounds, I'm not Irish but Honestly I would like it to be
I love that country, there's something on that land...I Can't explain but I Feel so attached, Someday I'll be there.
Greets from Mexico!
Fergal97 2 years ago 2
I think all of us Catholics feel fondness towards other Catholic countries, or rather, the people there. I'm from Croatia, i like both Mexicans and the Irish. :-)
paxcoder 2 years ago
Hmm I love this song but whats with the Native American in the end??
MliLi87 2 years ago 4
Red Armed Panther (Native American) Cheyenne warrior, hunter and scout (also known as Red Sleeve) scouted for General Nelson Miles during the 1877 Nez Perce campaign. He later became an Indian policeman at Lame Deer. This picture taken at Fort Keogh, Montana Territory in 1879 captures the beauty, dignity and self-worth that is so often found in the photographic portraits of the Plains Indians by photographer L. A. Huffman.
lieness7 2 years ago 4
This is a real prayer to the LORD before my day starts
sasmig 2 years ago
I Love it!!!
wordmaster1010 2 years ago
lovely song :)
RazzWasThere 2 years ago
Yeeech, this version sounds pretty new-age. :-s
userblue 2 years ago
The Irish whistle is a very traditional instrument and has been around for a very long time (In Ireland, one was found dating back to the 3rd century). Just b/c the Irish whistle has been used more recently in new age music doesn't make it a new age instrument, nor does it make the traditional Christian hymns that use the Irish whistle new age. The Irish people were using the Irish whistle in Christian hymns long before it was used for modern day new age music. This song is NOT new age. :)
imkrissy 2 years ago 3
wow this is a wonderful song. praise God :) haven't heard it before i just found it.
Bearkiller777 2 years ago
Praise the Lord !
Powerful song here. My respects to the irish
-a mexican
PaisaFranco 2 years ago 2
Hey lieness! Thank you so very much for this fantastic video. I have a question where did you get the 2 pictures of the angels, one sitting by the water and the other sitting on a rock with a light in her hand. Thank you so much again for this blessing.
1941caironewyork 2 years ago
I can play this whole song on piano!!! I just finished it not too long ago
mkgmaggie 2 years ago
We're playing this song in band :) I never heard it before then, but it is so pretty!
Starfirejb13 2 years ago
Showing Some love from Down Under, All the Best wishes to all, The time is near but so many of us including me are so far, Thanks for adding this song it has certainly opened my heart once more,
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SoftWhitePlume 2 years ago
A wonderful unexpected gift. TY
jackie4goodsoup 2 years ago 3
Wow that was so beautiful, I got teary-eyed...
TheresevonBrunsvick 2 years ago 2
Hard to understand how something as beautiful as this tune could come out of the 700s. It's a lovely counterbalance to that other 8th century religion that hates music as well as a womans face. And yet in the 21 st century we have State sponsered torture just as real as in the year 33. Incomprehensible as 9-11.I 'm not judging just reflecting my world.
stevenstreets3 2 years ago
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You are judging and also being a fool, if you believe the USA is engaging in torture.
Hobbescatstubbytai 2 years ago
thanks for posting such lovely hymn.
regards from Brazil,
CelinhaFerrarez
CelinhaFerrarez 2 years ago
I also like Glad's accapella version on their first accapella cd.
Perktube1 2 years ago 3
What a superb arrangement - the tin whistle solo is just magical. Pity about the vocals though...
neilmak 2 years ago
This and "In paridisum" I want sung at my funeral
magpie4321 2 years ago 2
Im 13 and quarter irish, i was looking thru irish songs and i came arcoss this i felt as if i knew it i was singin some of the words and i have never heard it in my life lol its weird buti listen 2 this everyday now x
DemiO25 2 years ago 6
Demi, keep it up, you sound like a nice girl
magpie4321 2 years ago 4
I'm half-Irish and felt a connection! Scientifically, some of our ancestor's experiences of the last 200 years get written into our genetic makeup (e.g. children of Holocaust survivors are genetically more anxious people, not just from their parents' impact on their upbringing). People often feel connections with certain types of land, so there is a chance this could explain our connections to this song (due to ancestor's singing it maybe), though it could be false memories (no offense at all).
liakias1 2 years ago
1. This is not the song that was sung, it is a translation with a new tune.
2. There is no science behind your ''science''
3. You feel a connection because one of your parents is Irish.