if i walk in the pathway of duty if i rest till the close of the day lord i will see the great king in all of his beauty when i ve gone the last mile of the way when i ve gone the last mile of the way i shall rest at the close of the day lord oh i know there are joys that awaits me when i ve gone the last mile of the way if i would for christ to proclaim the glad story if i would seek my sheep have gone astray i am sure he will show me all his glory when i ve gone the last mile of the way when i ve gone the last mile of the way i shall rest at the close of the day lord oh i know there are joys that awaits me when i ve gone the last mile of the way when i ve gone the last mile of the way i shall rest at the close of the day lord oh i know there are joys that awaits me when i ve gone the last mile of the way