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I'd rather have my Jesus

Some look for fame and the praise of men

Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Published in 1 hymnal

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 >

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First Line: Some look for fame and the praise of men
Title: I'd rather have my Jesus
Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Refrain First Line: Take all the world
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Special Songs for Special Singers Number 3 #d29

Special Songs for Special Singers Number 3 #d29
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