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Each Step I Take

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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: Each step I take my Savior goes before me
Title: Each Step I Take
Author: W. Elmo Mercer (1953)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Each step I take I know that He will guide me
Copyright: © 1953. Renewal 1981 by John T. Benson Jr. Assigned to Singspiration (div. of Zondervan Corp.)

Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 16 of 16)

Bible Truth Hymns #545

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #344

Favorite Songs of the Church #94

Hymns for Worship #36

Hymns of Faith #416

Our Sacrifice of Praise #50

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #129

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #653

Redeeming Love #190

Sacred Songs of the Church #598

Songs for Worship and Praise #287

Songs of Faith and Praise #415

Songs of the Church #201

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

The Hymnal of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church #238

Yes, Lord! #331

Include 33 pre-1979 instances
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