Songwriter Virgil wrote over 500 songs with his wife Blanche (Kerr) Brock. They were married in 1914 while he was serving in Christian service in Greens Fork, Indiana. They became a team serving together in the Christian Chruch. For a while they lived in Warsaw and Winona Lake Indiana. 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". Even though he didn't know music theory and needed Blanche to write the melodies he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Sacred Music from Trinity College, Dunedin, Florida, in recognition of his 50 years of gospel song-writing.
Songwriter Virgil wrote over 500 songs with his wife Blanche (Kerr) Brock. They were married in 1914 while he was serving in Christian service in Greens Fork, Indiana. They became a team serving together in the Christian Chruch. For a while they lived in Warsaw and Winona Lake Indiana. 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". Even though he didn't know music theory and needed Blanche to write the melodies he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Sacred Music from Trinity College, Dunedin, Florida, in recognition of his 50 years of gospel song-writing.
