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[Up the Calvary way]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. Elmo Mercer Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 34555 56544 44543
[Up the Calvary way]

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Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

Author: W. E. M. Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Up the Calvary way Topics: Cross; Chorus (If Desired) Used With Tune: [Up the Calvary way]
Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

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Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

Author: W. E. M. Hymnal: Special Sacred Selections #54 (1977) First Line: Up the Calvary way Refrain First Line: Lonely road Languages: English Tune Title: [Up the Calvary way]
Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

Author: W. E. M. Hymnal: Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #615 (1983) First Line: Up the Calvary way Topics: Cross; Chorus (If Desired) Languages: English Tune Title: [Up the Calvary way]
Lonely Road! Up Calvary's Way

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W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Composer of "[Up the Calvary way]" in Church Gospel Songs and Hymns 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/
W. Elmo Mercer
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