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Author: B. B. McK. Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: There is joy in my heart as I journey Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, is a Friend of mine Used With Tune: [There is joy in my heart as I journey]

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[There is joy in my heart as I journey]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. B. McKinney Incipit: 32156 51326 21776 Used With Text: A Friend of Mine

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A Friend of Mine

Author: B. B. McK. Hymnal: Voice of Praise #95 (1947) First Line: There is joy in my heart as I journey Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, is a Friend of mine Lyrics: 1 There is joy in my heart as I journey To the city of love divine, And I sing o’er and o’er the sweet story, Jesus is a Friend of mine. Chorus: Jesus, Jesus, is a Friend of mine, Jesus, Jesus is a Friend divine; In my heart He makes the sun to shine, Jesus is a Friend of mine. 2 Tho’ the world may despise and disown me, And the sun may refuse to shine, There is One who will never forsake me, Jesus is a Friend of mine. [Chorus] 3 I will work, watch and pray for my Savior, I will follow His wise design, Till He calls me to meet Him in Glory; Jesus is a Friend of mine. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [There is joy in my heart as I journey]

A Friend of Mine

Author: B. B. McK. Hymnal: Jehovah's Praise #70 (1925) First Line: There is joy in my heart as I journey Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, is a Friend of mine Languages: English Tune Title: [There is joy in my heart as I journey]

A Friend of Mine

Author: B. B. McK. Hymnal: Pilot Hymns #233 (1934) First Line: There is joy in my heart as I journey Refrain First Line: Jesus, Jesus, is a Friend of mine Languages: English Tune Title: [There is joy in my heart as I journey]

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B. B. McKinney

1886 - 1952 Person Name: B. B. McK. Author of "A Friend of Mine" in Voice of Praise Pseudonyms-- Martha Annis (his mother’s maiden name was Martha Annis Heflin) Otto Nellen Gene Routh (his wife’s maiden name was Leila Irene Routh) ----- Son of James Calvin McKinney and Martha Annis Heflin McKinney, B . B. attended Mount Lebanon Academy, Louisiana; Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana; the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; the Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music, Chicago, Illinois (BM.1922); and the Bush Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Oklahoma Baptist University awarded him an honorary MusD degree in 1942. McKinney served as music editor at the Robert H. Coleman company in Dallas, Texas (1918–35). In 1919, after several months in the army, McKinney returned to Fort Worth, where Isham E. Reynolds asked him to join the faculty of the School of Sacred Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught at the seminary until 1932, then pastored in at the Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth (1931–35). In 1935, McKinney became music editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tennessee. McKinney wrote words and music for about 150 songs, and music for 115 more. --© Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)