[Be thou faithful until death, Man of sorrow and of strife]

Composer: C. E. McCord

Calvin E. McCord was born November 26, 1885 in Palatka, Arkansas. Though he was also a preacher, Calvin and his brother Earl E. McCord were best known as song leaders among the Churches of Christ in Arkansas. Calvin studied in a Eureka Normal School of Music under Will Slater and S. J. Oslin, and led singing for more than a hundred gospel meetings. Though later in life he sold insurance for a living, he was devoted to his work for the church. Calvin McCord died December 21, 1970 in Little Rock. Scott Harp, "Calvin E. McCord", History of the Restoration Movement. https://therestorationmovement.com/_states/arkansas/mccord,c.htm --David Russell Hamrick Go to person page >