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FALLS CREEK

FALLS CREEK

Composer: B. B. McKinney (1936)
Published in 35 hymnals


Audio files: Recording

Composer: B. B. McKinney

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 Wor… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: FALLS CREEK
Composer: B. B. McKinney (1936)
Meter: 8.6.8.7 with refrain
Incipit: 53344 55123 33212
Key: F Major
Copyright: © 1936, Renewal 1964, Broadman Press.

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • The Evangelistic Piano Hymnal: Over 270 stylistic arrangements with "runs" and "fill-ins"
    Composer/Editor David Smither
    Published By: Trinity House Publishing, Inc. (1976) pp. 29

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations: Trumpet Descant

  • The Trumpet of the Lord: A Collection of Trumpet Descants for 100 Well-Known Hymns`
    Composer/Editor H. Matthew Ward
    Published By: Park Bench Publishing (2008) pp. 70

Organ Solo

  • Hymns of Faith: Organ Solos
    Composer/Editor Jack W. Jones
    Published By: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corporation (1996) pp. 24
  • PedalPoint Volume 12 Number 3 April May June 1993: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; David L. Crouse
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1993) pp. 22
  • The Lord's My Shepherd: For Organ
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Joyce Jones
    Published By: Broadman Press (1987) pp. 8
  • PedalPoint Volume 4 Number 1 October November December 1984: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Joyce Jones
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1984) pp. 24

Piano Solo

  • PedalPoint Volume 37 Number 3 April May June 2017: For Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Randy Smith; Stan Pethel
    Published By: LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2017) pp. 22
  • PedalPoint Volume 25 Number 3 April May June 2006: For Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editor Michael Sharp
    Published By: LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2006) pp. 21
  • The Church Pianist Volume 13 Number 5 May June 1997: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editor Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1997) pp. 19
  • Rhapsodies Volume 2: 12 Concert Arrangements for the Advanced Pianist
    Composer/Editor Randy Lackey
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (1989) pp. 67
  • All That Thrills My Soul Is Jesus
    Composer/Editor Stan Pethel
    Published By: Broadman Press (1983) pp. 21
  • Hymn Meditations for the Piano
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Mary Ellen Kerrick
    Published By: Broadman Press (1977) pp. 29
  • Favorite Hymns for the Piano
    Composer/Editor Max Lyall
    Published By: Broadman Press (1965) pp. 26

Piano and Organ Duet

  • Have Faith in God: Hymns of B. B. McKinney for Organ and Piano
    Composer/Editors Donald P. Hustad; Baylus Benjamin McKinney
    Published By: Van Ness Press, Inc. (1986) pp. 11
  • PedalPoint Volume 3 Number 1 October November December 1983: Church Music and Study Helps for Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editors Sharron Lyon; Anna Laura Page
    Published By: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (1983) pp. 16

Piano Duet+: Three Keyboards

  • PedalPoint Volume 25 Number 3 April May June 2006: For Pianists and Organists
    Composer/Editor Michael Sharp
    Published By: LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2006) pp. 21

Instances

Instances (1 - 18 of 18)

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #285

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #437

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #491

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #361

Hinário para o Culto Cristão #467

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #95

Hymns of Faith #401

Audio

Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #441

RitualSong #810

Sacred Songs of the Church #468

Sing Joyfully #543

Audio

Small Church Music #2592

Songs of Faith and Praise #675

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #331

The Celebration Hymnal #598

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #367

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #199

Yes, Lord! #370

Include 17 pre-1979 instances
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