A hymn of the simple, pure life. Purity of heart has a wider meaning than the specific virtue of chastity. Stanzas 1 and 3 are from Keble’s, _The Christian Year_, 1827. Stanzas 2 and 4 are from the _New Mitre Hymn Book_, 1836, and their authorship is uncertain. Some think they are from the pen of the editor of the book, W. J. Hall, or of the co-editor, Edward Osler. For comments on John Keble see Hymn 22. _MUSIC._ FRANCONIA is from a book compiled by Johann Balthasar König, _Harmonischer Lieder-Schatz_, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1738, where it is set to the hymn, _Was ist, das mich betrübt?_ The original melody may have been by König himself. The present tune, arranged by Rev. W. H. Havergal, has become one of the best known Short-Meter (6.6.8.8.) tunes. 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. Howard Arnold Walter was graduated _cum laude_ in 1905 from Princeton University while Woodrow Wilson was president of the institution. He then entered Hartford Theological Seminary to prepare himself for the ministry, but after the first year went to Japan to teach English in Waseda University in Tokyo. After one year, he returned to Hartford where, upon graduation, he won the Two-Year Fellowship. In 1909 and 1910 he studied in Edinburgh and in German Universities. He chose the foreign mission field for life service but, owing to a weak heart, was unable to pass the required physical examination. In spite of his handicap, he volunteered for Y.M.C.A. work and was assigned by John R. Mott to India, where he worked among the Mohammedan students in Foreman Christian College, Lahore. He died there November 1, 1918, during the influenza epidemic, leaving a devoted wife and three small children. The words, “I would be true,” were inscribed on a memorial tablet erected in his home church in New Britain, Conn.