I Would Be True (Weekly Hymn Project)

[@jhulinajhulina5676]

May God and Jesus bless us all!

[@jessicastanley8913]

As a child, back in elementary school in the early 50's, we sang this song during assembly. I remember many beautiful songs during that decade.

[@tinagan7664]

😅

[@peterpeterson3266]

Brings back memories. I learned this at 8 years old in 1958.

[@raptureready6002]

I was saved 3 years ago. Finally bought a hymn book and searched this song. BEAUTIFUL!

[@nathanieltakao2023]

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 friend to 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.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

“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 friend to 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.”

[@nathanieltakao2023]

Would our Chaplain lead us in short prayer, followed by all of us joining in the Lord’s Prayer. As you now leave this place as a Silver Ragger, remember that you should no longer be the same person that you were just a short time ago. You have now taken upon yourself a new stature as a co-worker with God - committing yourself to Him stronger than ever before. May God bless you richly in this new step that you have taken.

[@marykaufman6416]

Thank you! We encourages me to be faithful!

[@garyciccati6041]

Really nice. i love the straight forward simplicity allowing the words to make maximum impact. Well done.

[@edencharles5250]

Beautiful

[@st.georgeincarmichaelca]

Thank you for such a wonderful hymn! Blessings from NorCal!💕

[@nathanieltakao2023]

Hey the first 2 lines is the Raggers Creed.

[@boundless-vintage-music]

Nice voice! I would imagine myself become a child again and sing this together in class, though I learnt this just quite recently

[@dpmugisa]

Very good. Praise the Lord 🙏🏾

[@LauraDan777]

Great use of your God-given talents. Thank you for singing this!

[@khinhninkyu2664]

Thank you bro everyday I listen may God bless you always👍🙏🙏🙏

[@elizmeetza9065]

Thank you. You have a gift. I love hymns so much

[@2909IML]

Another beautiful hymn. So grateful that I’m able to hear these hymns being sung.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

Blue and Silver: Outside the Circle Brown and Gold: In the Circle but outside the Square Red and Purple: In the Square but outside the Triangle White: Beside the cross

[@blesshequerijero3957]

Thanks so much for this song.

[@tobyswift6761]

Thank you. Well sung. A true gospel for any religion. Lovely voice and loving soul; there is nothing more than a humanist would wish. Bless you

[@riocgarcia]

This hymns tune comes so close to the song I learned in grade school. Certainly this is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing. You sound very much like Cliff Richard. God bless u real good🙏

[@sirmins2453]

Wonderful hymn! I would love to hear you sing "Wake Them Up!"

[@rose-tg4on]

My dad's favorite. He died today. I'm so sad.

[@patriciasmith4961]

When my dad died, in 2007, as my husband and I sang Balm in Gilead (his favorite hymn) to him, although he was seemingly comatose, he bolted up and looked toward the sky. I have always had peace about his destine.

[@patriciasmith4961]

I hope you are coming to His peace as well!

[@edencharles5250]

May he rest in peace.

[@jonnyditto4440]

Amen! Great song!

[@nathanieltakao2023]

This sixth line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would be giving, and forget the gift.” “You give but little when you give of your possessions, it is when you give of yourself that you truly give. It is well to give when asked, but is better to give unasked, through understanding.” (Khalil Gibran from “The Prophet”) You may now proceed to the Fourth Counselor.

[@mahehitam2323]

Thanks for playing this song, your performance inspire my daughter practice playing piano . regard from Indonesia

[@stephennasby]

Yay! Never know how something will inspire someone. Playing piano takes time, but is very rewarding when you can start enjoying all the wonderful melodies that you can play.

[@mahehitam2323]

@@stephennasby thats right. Although i cannot play piano. I hope my daughter play piano and service in church

[@AlfredHolston]

Original version tune by Joseph Peek. Beautiful rendition !

[@NewEarthWellness]

I love this song.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The third line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would be strong, for there is much to suffer.” When we speak of strength, we are speaking of strength of character, as well as body. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from a courageous will.” (Mahatma Gandhi from “The Prophet”)

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The 1st line of the Raggers Creed is this I would be true, for there are those who trust me Being true includes being true to one’s God, to one’s Country, to others, to one’s self. To be worthy of trust, we must strive to earn that trust. William Shakespeare in “Hamlet” wrote:“This above all: to your own self be true, and it must follow, as the night follows the day, you cannot then be false to any man.”You who are blindfolded have shown your complete trust in us. Those who trust us that deeply are certainly worthy of trust themselves…of passing through this gate.

[@reginabryant3042]

😊❤

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The fourth line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would be brave, for there is much to dare.”You face dares every day of your life. They appear in the form of challenges. Bravery means facing life and managing to overcome obstacles that occur throughout your life. “No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his life in a great cause. And the duty of life is to face it is fully and honorably as we possibly can.” (Theodore Roosevelt) We challenge you to go out and meet the challenges of life with courage and self-confidence. You may now proceed to the Third Counselor.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The seventh line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would be humble, for I know my weakness.” “Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.” (Fenelon) You need to know yourself first in order to know and accept others.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

One goal of the Silver Raggers is to honor and respect his/her own body. The importance of this is clearly stated in First Corinthians:

[@nathanieltakao2023]

FIRST DISCIPLE: Raggers of the Trail! I am the first disciple and I desire to challenge any who seek the Silver Rag. Whom do you bring?

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The second line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: I would be pure, for there are those who care; “Pure” to a Ragger means to be a real person. It means a person who can be counted upon, who won’t let you down when you need him…his actions and his words are the same. “It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.” (Henri Amiel) You may now proceed to the Second Counselor; but as you proceed, consider how you feel… what sounds are you aware of?

[@nathanieltakao2023]

: The fifth line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would be friend to all the foe, the friendless.” “Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things; but above all, the power of going out of one’s self and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.” (Thomas Hughes) We read from the Bible: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:12-15) I challenge you to be a friend to all. Sometimes those who are hardest to be friends with are the ones who most need friends.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

The final line of the Raggers’ Creed is this: “I would look up, and laugh, and love and lift.” To a Ragger this means life and our ideal of the way to live it. The opposite is to look down, to not care. One man put it this way: “There are two ways of living; a man may be casual and simply exit, or constructive and deliberately try to do something with his life. The constructive idea implies constructiveness not only about one’s own life, but about that of society, and the future possibilities of humanity.” (Sir Julian Huxley from “Essays of a Biologist.”) By living our lives in constructive ways we can hope to change things for a better world. “Life, be it happy or unhappy, fortunate or unfortunate, is the only good that man possesses and he who does not love life is unworthy of life.” (Casanova from “One Love of Live”) You may now go to Raggers Point

[@AWorldHealed]

Excellent sound quality! What microphone are you using? Thanks.

[@stephennasby]

Thank you! That is an old AKG C420 microphone, I believe. It's been doing pretty good - though I will say, took some tweaking, as it can be very bass heavy. Let's just say, getting the end result took more than just put it on, hit record, and sing. ;-)

[@nathanieltakao2023]

You see before you the Emblem of the Raggers. May we remind you again that it is traditional that no Ragger enters that portion of the Emblem reserved for other Rags. The circle stands for the circle of friendship of all YMCAs and people around the world - wherever they may be. The square represents the four-square life of a true Ragger: physical, social, spiritual, and mental. The triangle stands for strength because of this strength - we have named the three points: Body, Mind, and Spirit - to remind you to keep the challenge that you have accepted for yourself. And at the center of our emblem and at the center of our hearts - lies the cross. It appears so that we won’t forget the wonderful lesson that Jesus taught to us through His life - His example and His words. Shall we repeat, or sing, the Raggers’ Creed:

[@nathanieltakao2023]

You are now leaving behind the noise of everyday life and entering upon a journey that will make you aware of the presence of God. We want you to join us in a quiet and serious hour with God. I urge you to be silent so as to hear Him speak through the stillness, through the voices or others, and from within your heart. The blindfold is merely to help you free yourself from distraction. Listen to the voice of God. Be aware of your feelings, to be aware of what is happening to you as you proceed along the trail. You may be feeling a certain amount of apprehension, perhaps even fear. Think of these words from Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you.” Let us pray. (Guide offers a short prayer.) (Guide leads Raggers(s) to the Counselor of the Outer Gate.)

[@Galantski]

The first stanza of the poem is used effectively in a scene from "The Changing of the Guard" episode of _The Twilight Zome._When an elderly teacher at a boys prep school -- memorably played by a much younger Donald Pleasence -- is told his services will no longer be needed, he doubts whether his career had been of any value, and contemplates suicide. But then he takes a visit to his classroom, where the ghosts of some of his students who had died courageous deaths, tell him that he had inspired their heroism. One of them, who died while conducting medical research, quotes Walter's program on the linked clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppKygZ-KhdqSis0

[@nathanieltakao2023]

You have completed your journey throughout the four gates. You may now enter the Raggers’ Point. KEEPER OF THE POINT: Guide, whom do you bring along this trail? GUIDE: I am bringing __________Kaimuki________, who wishes to accept the challenge of the Blue Rag, and has (have) met four counselors along the trail. KEEPER OF THE POINT: You have traveled a difficult trail to reach this point. You have heard the meaning of the Raggers’ Creed. You are being challenged to live by the traits set forth in the Creed…trust, character, strength, courage, friendship, giving, humility or self-knowledge, and the desire to live a better life. I congratulate you on your desire to accept these challenges. Listen now to three voices: VOICE #1: DEVOTION TO GOD “Live your live while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. For the greatest things grown by God’s Law out of the smallest. But to live your live to the fullest, you must discipline it. Make your thoughts, your acts, all work to the same end, and not self, but God.” VOICE #2: DEVOTION TO COUNTRY (For international use change “American” to “My Country”) America is a unique way of life symbolic of the creative arts. America provides the brushes, oils, pigments, and the canvas on which you can paint your life as you want it to be. You choose your own colors, your own form, design, and pattern. America is any tune you want to play with fife and drum, fiddle or horn to establish the beat and rhythm of the upward march to high goals. America is a book in which you set down your life by the way you live it. You are the principal character. You LIVE your own biography. You are free to be hero or villain, great or mediocre. America is a stage, and the role you play in the drama of life is up to you. America is a sports arena, and the rules are written so everyone has a chance to win. America is an engineering achievement, a bridge over which you can cross the chasm of despair. America is an architecture with which you can build the tower of your dreams. America is a sculptor’s hammer and chisel with which you can fashion yourself into the person you aim to to become. America is an art of living through which you can reach higher, think bigger, grow greater, and live deeper than anywhere else on earth. VOICE #3: DEVOTION TO ONE’S BEST SELF I have to live with myself, and so I want to be fit for myself to know. I want to be able, as days go by, Always to look myself straight in the eye. I don’t want to stand with the setting sun, And hate myself for thing I have done. I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf, A lot of secrets about myself, And fool myself as I come and go, Into thinking that nobody else will know, The kind of man I really am. I don’t want to dress up myself in sham. I want to go out with my head erect, I want to deserve all man’s respect; But here in the struggle for fame and wealth I want to be able to like myself. I don’t want to look at myself and know That I’m bluster and bluff and empty show. I can never hide myself from me, I see what others may never see. I know what others may never know, I never can fool myself, and so, Whatever happens, I want to be Self-respecting and conscience free. Perhaps the best way to sum up that which is presented in the Ragger’s Creed is this passage from the Bible: “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, Whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, If there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” If you wish to accept the challenge of the Blue Rag, please respond, I do. You may now take the position of the Blue Ragger, kneeling on your right knee. Think, for a few moments about the personal challenges which you have taken. (While tying the Rag, a few words of encouragement should be shared with the new Ragger. As soon as the Rag is tied, have the person sit down, still blind folded, and be comfortable. Other Raggers may wish to speak personally with the new Ragger. When all Rags are tied and everyone is finished with their personal talks with the new Raggers, the Keeper of the Point asks for the blindfolds to be removed. Raggers may take their appropriate positions around the emblem or everyone may sit outside the circle.) You see before you the Emblem of the Ragger. Each Ragger takes the position appropriate to his Rag. It is traditional that no Ragger enters the portion of the Rag Emblem reserved for other Rags. The circle stands for the circle of friendship of all YMCA’s and people around the world - wherever they may be. The square represents the foursquare life of a true Ragger: physical, social, spiritual, and mental. The triangle stands for strength because it is the strongest geometrical figure known to man. Because of this strength - we have named the three points: Body, Mind, and Spirit - to remind you to keep the challenge that you have accepted for yourself. And at the center of our emblem and at the center of our hearts - lies the cross. It appears so that we won’t forget the wonderful lesson that Jesus taught to us through His life - His example and His words. (An appropriate story may be told.) Shall we repeat, or sing, the Raggers’ Creed? 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 friend to 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. We will ask our Chaplain to lead us in short prayer, followed by all of us joining in the Lord’s Prayer. As you leave this place as a Blue Ragger remember that you should no longer be the same person that you were just a short time ago. You have now taken upon yourself a new stature, that of being loyal to God, Country, One’s Best Self and the Raggers’ Creed. May God bless you richly in this new step that you have taken for Him. (The new Ragger(s) may remain at the point to meditate after the others leave.)

[@nathanieltakao2023]

FOURTH DISCIPLE: Raggers of the Trail! I am the Fourth Disciple and I wish to tell any who seek the Silver Rag, the importance of God and the spiritual side of life. Whom do you bring? GUIDE: I am bringing ____________Kaimuki____________, who desire(s) to become a more worthy follower(s) of God and a leader of others. FOURTH DISCIPLE: (Name(s), I will share with you the importance of facing your future with trust and confidence in God. Listen to these words. “One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along a beach with God. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him, and the other to God. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned God about it. ‘God, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you, you would leave me.’ God replied, ‘My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints; it was then that I carried you.” (Footprints, author unknown) Seek to strengthen your relationship with God. We must all learn to face forward to our future, for this is where our life is to be lived. By doing this you will feel the spirit of the Christian way of life. You may proceed. CHIEF: Guide, whom bring you here, to Raggers’ Point? GUIDE: I am bringing _________Kaimuki__________________, who has passed all the gates of our Raggers’ Trail and now seeks the next challenge as a Silver Ragger.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

CHIEF: Kaimuki), as you came along the Trail, you learned four great truths about yourself in relation to your God and fellowman. Let me repeat them concisely for you: The Spirit of God dwells within you. Your BODY is its temple. Your MIND is the compass of your life, determining its direction. Keep it clean and use it well. Love God with your whole heart and love others as yourself. Through the SPIRIT with you, dedicate your life to God and serve Him. Body, Mind, and Spirit - these three bound together by respect and love for all God’s children regardless of race, creed or color and demonstrated daily in your life here at camp and likewise at home. This is the challenge of the Silver Rag. If you are willing to accept this challenge, please answer, “I am.” (Wait for answer.) Since you have accepted this challenge, you are ready to receive your Silver Rag as an outward sign of an inward goal. Please kneel on your right knee. (Rags are tied. While tying the Rag, a few words of encouragement should be shared with the Ragger. As soon as the Rag is tied, have the person sit down, still blind folded, and be comfortable. Other Raggers may wish to speak personally with the new Ragger. When all Rags are tied and everyone is finished with their personal talks with the new Ragger(s), the Chief asks for the blind folds to be removed. Raggers may take their appropriate positions around the emblem or everyone may sit outside the circle.) It takes time to accomplish your challenges. Listen to these words. (For some faiths you may substitute “God” for “Jesus.”) “Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord, Abide in Him always and lean on His word. Make friends of God’s children; help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. Take time to be holy: The world rushes on; Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone; By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shall be; Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness will see.”

[@nathanieltakao2023]

Kaimuki YMCA Counselors Mr. Kai Mr. Chad Mr. Kameron Mr. Garrett Mr. Wes Mr.Jay Ms. Andie Ms. Ashleann Mr. Reese Mr. Bryan Ms. Jody Mr. Keahi Mr. Kent Ms.Ally Ms.Amani Mr.Sam Mr.Damien Mr.Kento Ms.Lori Mr.Dre Mr.David Mr.Montana

[@nathanieltakao2023]

GUIDE: (New Silver Raggers are blindfolded and properly placed at the beginning of the Ragger’s Trail.) Fellow campers, may I have your attention for a moment so that I may give you a few instructions concerning the Silver Rag Ceremony? You have grown in Body, Mind, and Spirit during the past days and months. You have revealed here in camp that you seek further growth and added opportunity to be a leader among your fellow campers and staff members; you have expressed the desire to take this second important step in the order of the Rag. When you became a Blue Ragger you accepted the challenge to be loyal to God, your Country, One’s Best Self, and the Raggers’ Creed. This second step, the Silver Rag, requires a greater act of faith on your part. It challenges you to become a disciple of God - committing your life to Him and His cause. During the ceremony you will meet four disciples along the trail who will explain the ideals of the Silver Rag. Before we proceed on the Ragger’s Trail, let me assure you that you need fear no physical harm. We begin instead, a spiritual experience that is beautiful and inspiring. The blindfold merely shut out the world around you and helps turn your thoughts inward to your own heart and upward to God. This is a sacred ceremony and all your thoughts should be in harmony with it. Let us now, each one silently pray to God that we shall enter this Silver Rag Ceremony with open hearts. (After a short pause and without further words, the guide and helpers start along the trail.)

[@ayeeeee6-9]

is your name vatsal

[@TheNCrewEliEli]

Vatsal? No, sorry. It's Stephen. :-)

[@monikagupta520]

My school song

[@nathanieltakao2023]

I am bringing _________________Kaimuki___________, who desire(s) to become a more worthy follower(s) of God and a leader of others.

[@nathanieltakao2023]

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and the God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are.” Since your mind is so important to God, you should keep your thoughts as well as your speech, clean and honest. If it is your desire to do this, please answer - “I do.” (Wait for an answer.) You may proceed. SECOND DISCIPLE: Raggers of the Trail! I am the second disciple and desire to give wisdom to any who seek the Silver Rag. Whom do you bring? GUIDE: I am bringing ____________________, who desire(s) to become a more worthy follower(s) of God and a leader of others. SECOND DISCIPLE: The second requirement of a Silver Ragger is to honor and respect one’s own mind. God has granted people the ability to think, to imagine, to dream! To people He has granted the privilege of choice, of deciding for oneself what is right and what is wrong. People have the power to love and to hate, to believe or doubt, to laugh or to cry. Our minds are all-important. Each of us has the key to right or wrong, the beautiful or ugly, the true or the false. Remember what Proverbs says: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Since your mind is so important to God, you should keep your thoughts as well as your speech clean and honest. If it is your desire to do this, please answer - “I to.” (Wait for an answer.) You may proceed.

[@corneliusgaming2295]

Bruh our school song is based on this

[@nathanieltakao2023]

THIRD DISCIPLE: Raggers of the Trail! I am the Third Disciple and I desire to increase the love for others on the part of any who seek the Silver Rag. Whom do you bring? GUIDE: I am bringing _Kaimuki_____________________, who desire(s) to become a more worthy follower(s) of God and a leader of others. THIRD DISCIPLE: The third requirement of a Silver Ragger is to honor and respect others. While we meet people who have many faults that are disturbing to us and which we may not like - still they are God’s children. He loves them in spite of their faults and so should we. You have familiarized yourself with the two greatest commandments proclaimed by Jesus. His commandments are: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this; you shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these,” Getting along with other people requires great skill and careful attention on your part. You will need God’s guidance to do it. You must learn to both “give and take” in the right spirit - you must trust others and keep faith in them - forgiving their mistakes. If you desire in your heart to seek this way of life for yourself, please answer - “I do.” (Wait for an answer.) You may proceed.