Hymn 106

I shall see the great King in His beauty

Rev. Johnson Oatman

Verse 1

I shall see the great King in His beauty,

When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.

Chorus

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.

Verse 2

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.

Chorus

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.

Verse 3

Here the dearest of ties we must sever,

Tears of sorrow are seen everyday;

But no sickness, no sighing forever,

When I’ve gone the last mile of the way.

Chorus

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.

Verse 4

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.

Chorus

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.