206. How blest are they whose hearts are pure
W. H. Bathurst, 1796-1877
Based on the beatitude in Matt. 5:8: “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
For comments on the author, W. H. Bathurst, see [Hymn 153].
MUSIC. GLENLUCE is one of the Common Tunes (See [20]) in the Scottish Psalter of 1635.
For comments on the Scottish Psalter see [Hymn 575].