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I Can't Stray Away From Thee

I can't stray away from Thee, Precious Lord, if You guide me

Author: W. Elmo Mercer (1955)
Tune: [I can't stray away from Thee]
Published in 4 hymnals

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 >

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Text Information

First Line: I can't stray away from Thee, Precious Lord, if You guide me
Title: I Can't Stray Away From Thee
Author: W. Elmo Mercer (1955)
Language: English
Copyright: © 1955, in "Jewels Six" by John T. Benson, Jr.
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d56

New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d56

New Songs of Inspiration No. 4 #d61

New Songs of Inspiration No. 4 #d61

New Songs of Inspiration Number 3 #81

New Songs of Inspiration Number 3 #81

Special Songs for Special Singers Number 2 #d10

Special Songs for Special Singers Number 2 #d10
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