Clarke grad­u­at­ed from Har­vard Coll­ege (arts, 1829; di­vin­i­ty, 1833). Af­ter or­din­a­tion as a Un­i­tar­i­an min­is­ter, he pas­tored at Lou­is­ville, Ken­tucky (1833-1840); at the Church of the Dis­ci­ples, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts (1841-1850); and from 1853. While in Lou­is­ville, he ed­it­ed for a while The West­ern Mes­sen­ger. His works in­clude:

• Hymn Book for the Church of the Disciples, 1844, 1852
• The Christ­ian Doctrine of Pray­er, 1854
• Orthodoxy, Its Truths and Errors, 1866

Sources

Hymns

1. Brother, Hast Thou Wandered Far?
2. Dear Friend, Whose Presence in the House
3. Father, to Thy Children, Humbly Kneeling
4. For All Thy Gifts We Praise Thee
5. Infinite Spirit, Who Art Round Us Ever
6. To Him Who Children Blessed
7. To Thee, O God, in Heaven