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Text:I Would Be True
Author:Howard A. Walter
Tune:[I would be true, for there are those who trust me]
Composer:Joseph Yates Peek

260. I Would Be True

1 I 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.

2 I 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.

3 I would be prayerful through each busy moment;
I would be constantly in touch with God;
I would be tuned to hear His slightest whisper;
I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod;
I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod.

Text Information
First Line: I would be true, for there are those who trust me
Title: I Would Be True
Author: Howard A. Walter
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Topic: Faithfulness: of Believer; Social Righteousness
Tune Information
Name: [I would be true, for there are those who trust me]
Composer: Joseph Yates Peek
Key: F Major



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