I Would Be True
- Words:
- Howard Arnold Walter
- Music:
- Joseph Yates Peek
Sheet music
- 1I would be true, for there are those who trust me;I would be pure, for there are those who care;I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;I would be brave, for there is much to dare;I would be brave, for there is much to dare.
- 2I would be friend of all– the foe, the friendless;I would be giving, and forget the gift;I would be humble, for I know my weakness;I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift;I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift.
- 3I would be prayerful thru each busy moment;I would be constantly in touch with God;I would be tuned to hear the slightest whisper;I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod;I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1906, the words are in 302 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.