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[Hark! as One, to the door approaches]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Matt Trent; Elmo Mercer Tune Key: F Major

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Ere The Knocking Ceases

Author: Ivan Costa Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Hark! as One, to the door approaches Refrain First Line: Just now open the door, Open now ere the knocking ceases Used With Tune: [Hark! as One, to the door approaches]

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Ere The Knocking Ceases

Author: Ivan Costa Hymnal: Clarion Call #140 (2002) First Line: Hark, as one, to the door approaches Refrain First Line: Just now open the door Languages: English Tune Title: [Hark, as one, to the door approaches]

Ere The Knocking Ceases

Author: Ivan Costa Hymnal: Redeeming Love #218 (2021) First Line: Hark! as One, to the door approaches Refrain First Line: Just now open the door, Open now ere the knocking ceases Languages: English Tune Title: [Hark! as One, to the door approaches]

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W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Person Name: Elmo Mercer Arranger of "[Hark! as One, to the door approaches]" in Redeeming Love 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/

Ivan Costa

Author of "Ere The Knocking Ceases" in Redeeming Love

Matt Trent

Composer of "[Hark! as One, to the door approaches]" in Redeeming Love
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