[Toe the mark, get set, run the race of life]

Composer: Blanche Kerr Brock

Born: Feb­ru­a­ry 3, 1888, Greens Fork, In­di­a­na. Died: Jan­u­a­ry 3, 1958, Wi­no­na Lake, In­di­a­na. Buried: War­saw, In­di­a­na. Songwriter and composr Blanche (Kerr) Brock at­tend­ed the In­di­an­a­po­lis Con­ser­va­to­ry of Mu­sic and the Amer­i­can Con­ser­va­to­ry of Mu­sic, in Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. In 1914 she married her husband Virgil Brock. Together they wrote over five hundred songs. One of the most famous songs they wrote was "Beyond The Sunset" others included "He's a Wonderful Savior to Me", "Sing and Smile and Pray", "Resting in His Love", and "Let God Have His Way". --www.findagrave.com/  Go to person page >