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This is My Prayer To-day
Author: John R. Clements Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Just to be loving, just to be strong Topics: Ambition Aspiration; Prayer; Surrender Used With Tune: [Just to be loving, just to be strong]
This is My Prayer To-day
[Just to be loving, just to be strong]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Marsh Incipit: 33332 55432 233 Used With Text: This Is My Prayer Today
[Just to be loving, just to be strong]
This Is My Prayer Today
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: The Message in Song #116 (1911) First Line: Just to be loving, just to be strong Languages: English Tune Title: [Just to be loving, just to be strong]
This Is My Prayer Today
This is My Prayer To-day
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #153 (1913) First Line: Just to be loving, just to be strong Topics: Ambition Aspiration; Prayer; Surrender Languages: English Tune Title: [Just to be loving, just to be strong]
This is My Prayer To-day
Just to be loving, just to be strong
Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs with Choruses Affixed; as Usually Sung at Camp-Meetings. 24th ed. #d67 (1836) Languages: English
Just to be loving, just to be strong
John R. Clements
1868 - 1946 Author of "This is My Prayer To-day" in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
John R. Clements
Chas. H. Marsh
1885 - 1956 Person Name: Charles H. Marsh Composer of "[Just to be loving, just to be strong] " in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings Born: April 8, 1886, Magnolia, Iowa.
Died: April 12, 1956, La Jolla, California.
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Brawley, California.
Marsh’s father was pastor of the Congregational Church in Magnolia, Iowa. His gift for the piano was evident at an early age, and after he graduated from high school, Wilbur Chapman asked him to play for the Winona Lake Chautauqua and Bible Conference in Indiana. He later taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (1915-19) and the University of Redlands (1919-26). He studied music in France in the 1920’s, and became president of the European School of Music and Art in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From 1928 to 1932, he played the organ at the First Presbyterian Church. In 1932, he moved to Florida to become professor of organ at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and to serve as organist and choir director at the First Baptist Church. In 1935, he moved to California, where he worked as district supervisor for the Federal Music Project in San Diego until 1939. He also played the organ and directed the choir at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla (1936-56).
Sources:
Erickson, pp. 345-46
Hustad, p. 281
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/s/marsh_ch.htm
Chas. H. Marsh
