There's an old, old road by an old, old cross

There's an old, old road by an old, old cross

Author: Baylus Benjamin McKinney
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: Baylus Benjamin 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 >

Text Information

First Line: There's an old, old road by an old, old cross
Author: Baylus Benjamin McKinney
Refrain First Line: The old road is the only road that leads home to God
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Coleman's Songs for Men #d148

Gospel Melodies #d210

Majestic Hymns #d241

Reapers, Embracing the Choicest Gospel Songs and Standard Hymns, New & Old #d115

Revival Songs #d111

The Big Four Quartet Book #d45

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