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Born: July 22, 1886, Heflin, Louisiana.

Died: September 7, 1952, Bryson City, North Carolina, in an auto accident.

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee.

McKinney attended Louisiana College and the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, where he taught 1919-1932. He also served as music editor at the Robert H. Coleman company in Dallas, Texas (1918-1935), and pastored in Fort Worth, Texas (1931-1935). In 1935, he became music editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tennessee. McKinney wrote words and music for about 150 hymns, and music for 115 more. His works include:

* Songs of Victory (Nashville, Tennessee: 1937)
* The Song Evangel (Nashville, Tennessee: 1940)
* The Broadman Hymnal (music editor) (Nashville, Tennessee: The Broadman Press, 1940)
* Look and Live Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: 1945)
* Songs of Life (Nashville, Tennessee: 1946)
* Voice of Praise (Nashville, Tennessee: 1947)

Sources

* Baxter, pp. 48-51
* Hustad, p. 286
* Reynolds, pp. 355-6

Hymns

1. All on the Altar (© 1936)
2. Always with Us (© 1933)
3. Ashamed of Jesus (© 1933)
4. Be Ye Doers of the Word (© 1940)
5. Because of You (© 1932)
6. Bible, The (© 1933)
7. Blessed be the Name (© 1926)
8. Breathe on Me (© 1937)
9. Calling You Home (© 1932)
10. Christ Liveth in Me (© 1932)
11. Come unto Him and Rest (© 1940)
12. Crimson Calvary Answers, “No” (© 1932)
13. Draw Near (© 1940)
14. Everlasting Arms are Underneath, The (© 1931)
15. Everything’s All Right (© 1931)
16. Follow the Gleam (© 1933)
17. For Me (© 1933)
18. Forgive (© 1940)
19. Friend of Mine, A (© 1925)
20. Glorious Is Thy Name (© 1942)
21. Glory Be to God (© 1933)
22. God, Give Us Christian Homes! (© 1949)
23. God Loved the World (© 1933)
24. Have Faith in God (© 1934)
25. He Lifted Me Up to Stay (© 1928)
26. He Lives on High
27. Heir of God’s Grace, An (© 1933)
28. Holy Spirit, Like the Dew (© 1933)
29. How Do I Know? (© 1929)
30. I Can See the Lights of Home (© 1926)
31. I Was Glad When They Said (© 1940)
32. In the Old-time Way (© 1937)
33. In Thy Holy Temple (© 1940)
34. Keep On Praying (© 1922)
35. Knocking at the Door (© 1933)
36. Lead On, Lead On (© 1940)
37. Let Go and Let God (© 1951)
38. Let Others See Jesus in You (© 1924)
39. Let the Tide Come In (© 1927)
40. Lift Me Up to Thee (© 1933)
41. List to the Voice (© 1924)
42. Look for the Silver Lining (© 1933)
43. Lord, Lay Some Soul upon My Heart (© 1940)
44. Lord, Send a Revival (© 1927)
45. Love Sings a Song in My Heart (© 1933)
46. Many Mansions, The (© 1931)
47. My Prayer (© 1929)
48. Nail Scarred Hand, The (© 1924)
49. Nearer Home (© 1933)
50. ’Neath the Old Olive Trees (© 1929)
51. New Birth, The (© 1932)
52. No One Seemed to Care (© 1933)
53. O God Eternal (© 1936)
54. Old Road, The (© 1928)
55. One Door (© 1933)
56. Onward (© 1933)
57. Our Dearest Friend (© 1933)
58. Over the Line (© 1928)
59. Praise Ye Jehovah (© 1933)
60. Prayer Changes Things (© 1930)
61. Rainbow With the Rain, The (© 1931)
62. Satisfied with Jesus (© 1926)
63. Send a Great Revival (© 1925)
64. Send the Old-Time Power (© 1933)
65. Serve the Lord with Gladness (© 1931)
66. Since His Love Came Shining Through (© 1924)
67. Somebody Needs Your Love (© 1940)
68. Speak to My Heart (© 1927)
69. Sunshine of My Heart, The (© 1925)
70. Talk it All Over with Jesus (© 1933)
71. Tarry Ye Here (© 1933)
72. Thy Will Be Done! (© 1937)
73. Unfold, Ye Portals (© 1933)
74. Waiting for the Sunrise (© 1933)
75. What Will You Do with Jesus? (© 1940)
76. When the Morning Comes (© 1937)
77. Wherever He Leads I’ll Go (© 1936)
78. Whisper a Prayer (© 1940)
79. World Is Dying for Love, The (© 1933)

Music

1. Christ for the Whole Wide World! (© 1938)
2. Christian Home, The (© 1940)
3. Crowned or Crucified (© 1940)
4. Glory Be to God (© 1933)
5. Touch Me, Lord Jesus (© 1940)
6. Upper Room, The (© 1939)

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/m/c/mckinney_bb.html

Born: July 22, 1886, Heflin, Louisiana.

Died: September 7, 1952, Bryson City, North Carolina, in an auto accident.

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee.

McKinney attended Louisiana College and the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, where he taught 1919-1932. He also served as music editor at the Robert H. Coleman company in Dallas, Texas (1918-1935), and pastored in Fort Worth, Texas (1931-1935). In 1935, he became music editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tennessee. McKinney wrote words and music for about 150 hymns, and music for 115 more. His works include:

* Songs of Victory (Nashville, Tennessee: 1937)
* The Song Evangel (Nashville, Tennessee: 1940)
* The Broadman Hymnal (music editor) (Nashville, Tennessee: The Broadman Press, 1940)
* Look and Live Songs (Nashville, Tennessee: 1945)
* Songs of Life (Nashville, Tennessee: 1946)
* Voice of Praise (Nashville, Tennessee: 1947)

Sources

* Baxter, pp. 48-51
* Hustad, p. 286
* Reynolds, pp. 355-6

Hymns

1. All on the Altar (© 1936)
2. Always with Us (© 1933)
3. Ashamed of Jesus (© 1933)
4. Be Ye Doers of the Word (© 1940)
5. Because of You (© 1932)
6. Bible, The (© 1933)
7. Blessed be the Name (© 1926)
8. Breathe on Me (© 1937)
9. Calling You Home (© 1932)
10. Christ Liveth in Me (© 1932)
11. Come unto Him and Rest (© 1940)
12. Crimson Calvary Answers, “No” (© 1932)
13. Draw Near (© 1940)
14. Everlasting Arms are Underneath, The (© 1931)
15. Everything’s All Right (© 1931)
16. Follow the Gleam (© 1933)
17. For Me (© 1933)
18. Forgive (© 1940)
19. Friend of Mine, A (© 1925)
20. Glorious Is Thy Name (© 1942)
21. Glory Be to God (© 1933)
22. God, Give Us Christian Homes! (© 1949)
23. God Loved the World (© 1933)
24. Have Faith in God (© 1934)
25. He Lifted Me Up to Stay (© 1928)
26. He Lives on High
27. Heir of God’s Grace, An (© 1933)
28. Holy Spirit, Like the Dew (© 1933)
29. How Do I Know? (© 1929)
30. I Can See the Lights of Home (© 1926)
31. I Was Glad When They Said (© 1940)
32. In the Old-time Way (© 1937)
33. In Thy Holy Temple (© 1940)
34. Keep On Praying (© 1922)
35. Knocking at the Door (© 1933)
36. Lead On, Lead On (© 1940)
37. Let Go and Let God (© 1951)
38. Let Others See Jesus in You (© 1924)
39. Let the Tide Come In (© 1927)
40. Lift Me Up to Thee (© 1933)
41. List to the Voice (© 1924)
42. Look for the Silver Lining (© 1933)
43. Lord, Lay Some Soul upon My Heart (© 1940)
44. Lord, Send a Revival (© 1927)
45. Love Sings a Song in My Heart (© 1933)
46. Many Mansions, The (© 1931)
47. My Prayer (© 1929)
48. Nail Scarred Hand, The (© 1924)
49. Nearer Home (© 1933)
50. ’Neath the Old Olive Trees (© 1929)
51. New Birth, The (© 1932)
52. No One Seemed to Care (© 1933)
53. O God Eternal (© 1936)
54. Old Road, The (© 1928)
55. One Door (© 1933)
56. Onward (© 1933)
57. Our Dearest Friend (© 1933)
58. Over the Line (© 1928)
59. Praise Ye Jehovah (© 1933)
60. Prayer Changes Things (© 1930)
61. Rainbow With the Rain, The (© 1931)
62. Satisfied with Jesus (© 1926)
63. Send a Great Revival (© 1925)
64. Send the Old-Time Power (© 1933)
65. Serve the Lord with Gladness (© 1931)
66. Since His Love Came Shining Through (© 1924)
67. Somebody Needs Your Love (© 1940)
68. Speak to My Heart (© 1927)
69. Sunshine of My Heart, The (© 1925)
70. Talk it All Over with Jesus (© 1933)
71. Tarry Ye Here (© 1933)
72. Thy Will Be Done! (© 1937)
73. Unfold, Ye Portals (© 1933)
74. Waiting for the Sunrise (© 1933)
75. What Will You Do with Jesus? (© 1940)
76. When the Morning Comes (© 1937)
77. Wherever He Leads I’ll Go (© 1936)
78. Whisper a Prayer (© 1940)
79. World Is Dying for Love, The (© 1933)

Music

1. Christ for the Whole Wide World! (© 1938)
2. Christian Home, The (© 1940)
3. Crowned or Crucified (© 1940)
4. Glory Be to God (© 1933)
5. Touch Me, Lord Jesus (© 1940)
6. Upper Room, The (© 1939)

Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/m/c/mckinney_bb.html

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