Be thou my vision

[wannabethile]

hiya, folks. im probably gonna end up just figuring this tune out in D, but before i make up my mind, i figured i'd check in with you guys. do any of you have a sweet version in mind for this old hymn? its just gonna be the mandolin and i; no other accompaniment. thanks for your help!

[zoukie]

Look it up at Cyber Hymnal (http://www.cyberhymnal.com). There's a midi file to every song there. If you want recordings, the only ones I know of are Maire Brennan or Michael Card. Don't remember the album names now, but let me know if you need them, I can look them up for you.

[Tracy Ballinger]

Mando! Very talented teen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KbZysvUbsc

Beautiful finger-picking on guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XZ3ja-quhA

Piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tid9zgcxCJg&feature=related

Traditional Irish fiddle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf-xWybhdn4&feature=related

[John Flynn]

Curtis Buckhannon does a great mando version on The Buckhannon Brothers CD "Back Home Again." There is a clip on their website here:
http://www.thebuckhannonbrothers.com/Music/Be%20Thou%20My%20Vision.mp3

As cool as that arrangement is, it is actually pretty easy to learn and play. I have performed my take on it several times at church.