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There's a place above all others, Where, tonight, I long to be

Author: Virgil P. Brock (1915)
Tune: [There's a place above all others] (Brock)
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Author: Virgil P. Brock

Brock, Virgil Prentiss. (Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, January 6, 1887--March 12, 1978, Rives Junction, Michigan). Son of Orlando H. and Elmira Brock. Education: Fairmount Friends Academy; Earlham College, B.A.; Cleveland Bible Institute and Training School; Trinity College, Honarary D.Sac.Mus. Member of the Quaker (Friends) Fellowship in the early years, but later was an evangelist in the Christian Church with membership in the First Christian Church of Warsaw, Indiana. In 1914, he married Blanche Kerr, who was his co-worker and collaborator for 43 years. They had one son, Dr. James Wilson Brock, professor of theatre at California State University, Northridge. Blanch Brock died January 3, 1958. In 1959, he married Martha Anderson, and they… Go to person page >

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First Line:	There's a place above all others, Where, tonight, I long to be
Title:	Back to Mother's Knee
Author:	Virgil P. Brock (1915)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	It's a long way back to dear old mother's knee
Copyright:	Public Domain