1 When you are weary and sore opprest,
When sorrow darkens the day,
Have faith in Jesus, He knoweth best,
And pray your troubles away.
Refrain:
Just pray your troubles away;
Just pray your troubles away;
Have faith in Jesus from day to day,
And pray your troubles away.
2 When strong temptations in you combine
To lead your footsteps astray,
Just go to Jesus your Friend divine,
And pray your troubles away. [Refrain]
3 Be not discouraged, but press along,
And live for Jesus today;
He’ll turn your sighing into a song,
And pray your troubles away. [Refrain]
4 Oh, soul in bondage, why longer roam,
In sin’s unending dismay?
Just trust in Jesus, He’ll lead you home,
And pray your troubles away. [Refrain]
Source: The Modern Hymnal #245
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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