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I listened and I heard my blessed Savior's words

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: In fancy I can see the cross of Calvary

[In fancy I can see]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. Elmo Mercer Incipit: 55536 55331 43211 Used With Text: I Listened and I Heard

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Author: W. E. M. Hymnal: New Songs of Inspiration Number 3 #29 (1958) First Line: In fancy I can see Refrain First Line: I listened and I heard my blessed Saviour's words Languages: English Tune Title: [In fancy I can see]

I listened and I heard my blessed Savior's words

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d97 (1963) First Line: In fancy I can see the cross of Calvary

I listened and I heard my blessed Savior's words

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: New Songs of Inspiration No. 4 #d106 (1961) First Line: In fancy I can see the cross of Calvary

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W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Author of "I Listened and I Heard" William Elmo Mercer wrote more than 1,600 songs and worked extensively as a music arranger. Arguably his best known song is “Each Step I Take." Mercer worked for the John T. Benson company from 1951 to 1981 as a music editor. He also consulted for LifeWay, Lorenz, Brentwood, and other music companies. He and his wife Marcia traveled as singing evangelists for three decades and he served as the music minister for Scottsboro First Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Monty Lynn, from "William Elmo Mercer," Southern Gospel History, https://www.sghistory.com/