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.
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Composer: Matt Trent
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Tune Title: [Hark, as one, to the door approaches]First Line: Hark, as one, to the door approachesComposer: Ivan Costa; Matt TrentKey: F MajorDate: 2002
Tune Title: [Hark! as One, to the door approaches]First Line: Hark! as One, to the door approachesComposer: Elmo Mercer; Matt TrentKey: F MajorDate: 2021