GHS 58 : The Last Mile Of The Way Lyrics
GHS 58, “The Last Mile Of The Way,” is a hymn that keeps its eyes on the finish line throughout all four stanzas. Written by William Edie Marks, the hymn links faithful daily service directly to the glory that awaits at the end: walk in duty, work till close of day, proclaim the glad story, seek the straying sheep, and at the end of all of it, the great King in His beauty will be seen. The joy awaiting is not just a generalised heaven but the specific, personal reward of seeing the King face to face and knowing the toil was worthwhile.
This hymn appears as number 58 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, and it is a particularly effective hymn for closing a service and sending the congregation back into the week with focus and courage.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 58: The Last Mile Of The Way
- If I walk in the pathway of duty, If I work till the close of the day; I shall see the great King in His beauty, When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.
When I’ve gone the last mile of the way, I will rest at the close of the day; And I know there are joys that await me, When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.
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If for Christ I proclaim the glad story, If I seek for His sheep gone astray, I am sure He will show me His glory, When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.
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Here the dearest of ties we must sever, Tears of sorrow are seen ev’ry day; But no sickness, no sighing forever, When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.
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And if here I have earnestly striven, And have tried all His will to obey, ‘Twill enhance all the rapture of heaven, When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.
