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The Way That He Loves

The way that he loves is as fair as the day

Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Tune: [The way that He loves is as fair as the day]
Published in 7 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: The way that he loves is as fair as the day
Title: The Way That He Loves
Author: W. Elmo Mercer
Meter: 11.7.11.7.8.8.11.7
Language: English
Copyright: © 1958 New Spring (admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc.)
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Timeline

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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #637

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #637

Our Sacrifice of Praise #48

Our Sacrifice of Praise #48

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #450

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #450

Songs of Faith and Praise #323

Songs of Faith and Praise #323
Include 3 pre-1979 instances
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