For comments on W. H. Havergal see [Hymn 153].
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].
207. I would be true
Howard Arnold Walter, 1884-1918
A popular hymn at young people’s summer conferences and other youth gatherings. The words have often been reprinted in trade journals and newspapers and used on many a motto card. The ideals of youth—truth, purity, strength, bravery, friendship, generosity, humility, laughter, love, and helpfulness, encompassed in these few lines—were all revealed in the author’s brief life.