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Do You Need a Friend?

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Do you need a friend to keep you till the end?

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[Do you need a friend to keep you till the end]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. Elmo Mercer Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 34453 32164 2 Used With Text: Do You Need a Friend?

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Do You Need a Friend?

Author: W. Elmo Mercer Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #172 (2001) First Line: Do you need a friend to keep you till the end? Topics: Invitation; Jesús; Trust Languages: English Tune Title: [Do you need a friend to keep you till the end]

Do You Need a Friend?

Author: W. E. M. Hymnal: The New National Baptist Hymnal #371 (1977) First Line: Do you need a friend to keep you till the end? Languages: English Tune Title: [Do you need a friend to keep you till the end?]

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W. Elmo Mercer

1932 - 2020 Person Name: W. E. M. Author of "Do You Need a Friend?" in The New National Baptist Hymnal 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/
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