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[Each step I take my Savior goes before me]

[Each step I take my Savior goes before me]

Composer: W. Elmo Mercer (1953)
Published in 21 hymnals


Composer: 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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Tune Information

Title: [Each step I take my Savior goes before me]
Composer: W. Elmo Mercer (1953)
Incipit: 51354 65123 32343
Key: D Major
Copyright: © 1953. Renewal 1981 by John T. Benson Jr. Assigned to Singspiration (div. of Zondervan Corp.)
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Piano and Organ Duet

  • A Song in My Heart: Gospel Duets for Piano and Organ
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Stamps-Baxter Music (1989) pp. 37
  • Double Feature: Gospel Duets for Piano and Organ
    Composer/Editor Henry Slaughter
    Published By: Stamps-Baxter Music (1981) pp. 6
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Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #344

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #344

Hymns of Faith #416

Hymns of Faith #416

Our Sacrifice of Praise #50

Our Sacrifice of Praise #50

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #129

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #129

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #653

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #653

Redeeming Love #190

Redeeming Love #190

Sacred Songs of the Church #598

Sacred Songs of the Church #598

Songs of Faith and Praise #415

Songs of Faith and Praise #415

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #128

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #128

Yes, Lord! #331

Yes, Lord! #331
Include 11 pre-1979 instances
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