My Father's House

Everything's alright in my Father's house

Adapter: Baylus Benjamin McKinney
Tune: [Everything's alright in the Father's house] (McKinney)
Published in 8 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: Recording

Representative Text

1 Everything's alright in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
Everything's alright in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

2 We are all at home in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We are all at home in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

3 We have perfect peace in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We have perfect peace in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

4 We are loving God in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We are loving God in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

5 We smile all day long in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We smile all day long in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

6 We are satisfied in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We are satisfied in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

7 We love Jesus Christ in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
We love Jesus Christ in the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

8 Bring Your children back to the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
Bring Your children back to the Father's house,
In the Father's house,
In the Father's house.

Source: Small Church Music #6294

Adapter: 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: Everything's alright in my Father's house
Title: My Father's House
Adapter: Baylus Benjamin McKinney
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

A variant of the anonymous song/spiritual “Come and go with me to my Father’s house.”

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Small Church Music #6294
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Small Church Music #6294

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