May 8, 2016 (Sunday)
Today is Mother’s Day. In honor of the millions of Christian mothers who have been pillars of spiritual strength within their families, I have chosen “God Give Us Christian Homes” as hymn of the day. A line in the hymn asks for “Homes where the mother, in caring quest,
strives to show others Your way is best.”
B.B. McKinney (1886-1952), well-known leader in Christian music among Christians in general and Baptists in particular, wrote this hymn, which has been published in 12 hymnals.
He wrote the words and music to 149 hymns and gospel songs. His most famous are “The Nail Scarred Hand” (1924), “Let Others See Jesus in You” (1924), “Satisfied with Jesus” (1926), “Speak to My Heart” (1927), “‘Neath the Old Olive Trees” (1934), “Breathe on Me” (1937), and “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go.”
