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| Short Name: | William Scott McKenzie |
| Full Name: | McKenzie, William Scott, 1832-1896 |
| Birth Year: | 1832 |
| Death Year: | 1896 |
McKenzie, William Scott, D.D., son of Scottish parents, was born at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Feb. 29, 1832. Entering the Baptist ministry, he held several pastorates until 1873, when he became district secretary for New England of the American Baptist Missionary Union. His hymn "Ye mortals come, adore the Lord" (Passiontide), is in The Canadian Baptist Hymnal, 1888.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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McKenzie, W. S. , p. 1578, ii. Another of his hymns, "Child of God, when thou art weary " (Best in the Lord), is included in the Baptist Sursum Corda, Phila., 1898, and dated 1891. He d. June 13, 1896.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
| Texts by William Scott McKenzie (4) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child of God, when thou art weary | W. S. McKenzie, D.D. (Author) | English | 3 |
| I am going to a city, where my Lord has gone before | Rev. W. S. McKenzie, D.D. (Author) | English | 3 |
| In the crimson blush of morning, in the glitter of the morn | W. S. McKenzie (Author) | English | 10 |
| Ob in früher Morgenstunde | W. S. McKenzie (Author) | German | 1 |