![]() This hymn acts as a prayer to our God that He would be the first that we seek after, and continually refocus the direction of our life. Without the synth, an option for arranging this version is to sing verse 1 a cappella, verse 2 with banjo/guitar picking, verse 3 with strumming and light drums, and verse 4 either the same as verse 3 but pulled back, or a cappella with just drum. Eden’s Bridge’s version is really quite simple – on top of a base of ethereal synth lies a simple yet varied banjo or acoustic guitar accompaniment.Enfield has a version with a simple yet powerful harmony that really builds into the fourth verse, and an uplifting turn-around in between verses - while they perform this on strings, it could easily be adapted for piano.Many artists keep the traditional Irish feel to the tune, and sing it at a slower pace – just be careful it doesn’t drag. This is a hymn that has been performed and recorded by too many artists to count, but that provides the worship leader with a lot of options for arranging. This tune comes from an Irish folk song of the same name, and was combined with the hymn text by Welsh composer David Evans in the 1927 edition of the Church Hymnary of the Church of Scotland. Patrick is said to have defied the orders of King Logaire. There’s only one tune associated with this text, and that’s SLANE, aptly named for the location at which St. Other minor changes include altering some of the gender exclusive language to be inclusive, or changing “High king” in stanzas three and four to “Great God.” Tune: ![]() Today, most hymnals include four of those verses: 1, 2, 4, and 5, leaving out verse 3: “Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight be thou my dignity, though my delight, thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower: raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power." Eleanor Hull’s versification consists of five verses.
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