Wherever He Leads I'll Go

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"Take up thy cross and follow me." I heard my Master say

Author: B. B. McKinney (1936)
Tune: FALLS CREEK
Published in 43 hymnals

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Author: 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 >

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First Line:	"Take up thy cross and follow me." I heard my Master say
Title:	Wherever He Leads I'll Go
Author:	B. B. McKinney (1936)
Meter:	8.6.8.7 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Wherever He leads I'll go
Notes:	Spanish translation: See "Tu cruz yo toma y ven tras mí" by Marjorie Caudill
Copyright:	© 1936, Renewal 1964, Broadman Press.