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Tomorrow is his and so am I

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Yesterday's gone now, it cannot return Refrain First Line: I'm in his keeping, though I know not why
Tomorrow is his and so am I

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Tomorrow is his and so am I

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: Special Songs for Special Singers Number 4 #d40 (1963) First Line: Yesterday's gone now, it cannot return Refrain First Line: I'm in his keeping, though I know not why
Tomorrow is his and so am I

Tomorrow is his and so am I

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d266 (1963) First Line: Yesterday's gone now, it cannot return Refrain First Line: I'm in his keeping, though I know not why
Tomorrow is his and so am I

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W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Author of "Tomorrow is his and so am I" 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/
W. Elmo Mercer
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