1875–1954

Born: July 10, 1875, Drake­town, Georg­ia.

Died: Sep­tem­ber 5, 1954,Fort Worth, Tex­as.

Buried: Laur­el Land-Rose Hill Me­mo­ri­al Park, Fort Worth, Tex­as.

Biography

Newton was the son of George Wash­ing­ton Mc­Bray­er and Georg­ia Ann Tex­as Shock­ley, and hus­band of Ju­lia Mel­vi­na Da­vis.

In 1895, he found­ed the Mc­Bray­er fa­mi­ly pi­ano bu­si­ness in Dub­lin, Tex­as.

Works

Lyrics

  1. Beulah Land, The
  2. Camping in Beu­lah Land
  3. Cross of Christ, The
  4. Drifting Adown the Deep Wa­ters I Go
  5. Gone but Not For­ev­er
  6. He’s Com­ing for His Bride
  7. He’s Com­ing, I Know
  8. It Was a Hap­py Moment
  9. Jesus, Lov­er of My Soul
  10. Labor On
  11. More Like Je­sus
  12. My Life Boat Is Drift­ing Along
  13. My Sav­ior Bleed­ing, Dy­ing
  14. O That Will Be Glo­ry for Me
  15. O What Love
  16. Over in That Land of Song
  17. Praise His Ho­ly Name
  18. This Trou­bled World
  19. ’Twill Be Glo­ry
  20. When He Comes Again
  21. When I Meet You in the Morn­ing
  22. Voice of God, The
  23. You Will Reap What You Sow

Sources

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mc­Bray­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),