Slane

Slane is a hill near Tara, in Ireland. It was at Slane in the 5th Century that the first fires of Easter were lit by St Patrick as a challenge to King Laoghaire. The tune was included in Patrick W. Joyce’s Old Irish Folk Music and Sons in 1901, some sources give it as 18th Century, but others quote 8th Century.

Please beware that the tune has a number of variations. That used for Be thou my vision with 10 10 10 10 will not scan for Be thou my vision with Meter 10 11 11 12. Please check the meter in your hymn book.

Lord of all hopefulness is meter 10 11 11 12, but only has 4 verses.

Hymn / 1 Thessalonians 5 / 10 10 10 10 / 10 11 11 12 / Anonymous / Dallán Forgaill (c. 530 - 598) / Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860-1935) / Exodus 33 / Funeral / Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880 - 1931) / Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955) / Slane / TBR / Traditional Irish / Video / Year A Proper 11, Ordinary 16 Trinity 6 / Year A Proper 12 Ordinary 17 Trinity 7 / Year A Proper 19, Ordinary 24, Trinity 14 / Year A Proper 24, Ordinary Time 29, Trinity 19 / Year A Second Sunday Before Advent / Year B Lent 2 / Year B Proper 14, Ordinary 19, Trinity 10 / Year B Proper 15, Ordinary 20, Trinity 11 / Year B Proper 16, Ordinary 21, Trinity 12 / Year B Proper 24, Ordinary 29, Trinity 20 / Year B Proper 28, Ordinary 33, Second Sunday Before Advent / Year C Ash Wednesday / Year C Easter 7 / Year C Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday, Sunday Next Before Lent / Year C Lent 1 / Year C Proper 13, Ordinary 18, Trinity 7

Be Thou My Vision (Slane, Organ, 5 Verses)

Be Thou My Vision Lyrics The original words are attributed to Dallán Forgaill (c. 530 – 598). The English versions

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