I do not ask, dear Lord, for wealth and fame

I do not ask, dear Lord, for wealth and fame

Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Published in 2 hymnals

Author: W. Elmo Mercer

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/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I do not ask, dear Lord, for wealth and fame
Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Refrain First Line: I only ask, O Lord, bestow thy love on me

Instances

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New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d58

Special Songs for Special Singers Number 4 #d12

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