1 Rejoice, rejoice in Christ the Savior,
Who died that we might live again;
Rejoice, rejoice, for He is coming,
And on the earth shall reign.
Refrain:
Rejoice, rejoice,
Together let our praises ring;
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
In Christ the coming King.
2 Rejoice, rejoice in His salvation,
He offers free to one and all;
Let ev’ry tribe and ev’ry nation
Before His presence fall. [Refrain]
3 Rejoice, rejoice in His forever,
Who guides us in the homeward way;
Rejoice, for He will leave us never,
He’s with us day by day. [Refrain]
Source: The Modern Hymnal #451
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)
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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 Wor… Go to person page >
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