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Text:Thou Must Be True Thyself
Author:Horatius Bonar
Tune:TRUTH
Composer:E. Josephine Troup

166. Thou Must Be True Thyself

1 Thou must be true thyself
If thou the truth wouldst teach;
Thy soul must overflow if thou
Another’s soul wouldst reach:
The overflow of heart it needs
To give the lips full speech.

2 Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the world’s famine feed;
Speak truly, and each word of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed;
Live truly, and Thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.

Text Information
First Line: Thou must be true thyself
Title: Thou Must Be True Thyself
Author: Horatius Bonar
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: TRUTH
Composer: E. Josephine Troup
Notes: Public Domain.



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MIDI file: MIDI

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