The Last Mile of the Way

If I walk in the pathway of duty

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1908)
Tune: [If I walk in the pathway of duty]
Published in 76 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 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.

Refrain:
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.

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. [Refrain]

3 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. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #629

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: If I walk in the pathway of duty
Title: The Last Mile of the Way
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1908)
Meter: 10.9.10.9. with Rrefrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: When I've gone the last mile of the way
Copyright: Public Domain

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Timeless Truths #1088
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #488

Assembly Songs #182

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Calvary Songs #145

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #580

Christian Hymns III #d157

Christian Hymns #42

Christian Hymnsongs #41

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #222

Church Hymnal #382a

Complete Christian Hymnal #d93

Divine Praise #d59

Evangelaires #d12

Everlasting Praises No. 4 #d59

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Favorite Hymns #48

Full of Blessing #d36

Glorious Gospel Hymns #d239

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Glory Songs #26

Gospel Crusade Hymns #d49

Gospel Crusade Hymns No. 2 #d24

Hallelujah Songs #d67

Heart and Life Songs #d43

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His Praise #139

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Inspiring Hymns #506

Let Everybody Sing #d106

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Light and Life Songs No. 3 #75

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Melodies of Praise #180

My Favorite Gospel Solos and Duets #d9

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #26

New Songs of Inspiration Book Five #d87

New Songs of Inspiration No. 2 #d92

New Songs of Inspiration No. 4 #d94

New Songs of Inspiration Number 3 #d94

New Songs of Inspiration #20

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New Songs of the Old Faith #73

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Old Time Glory #90

Old Time Revival #41

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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #629

Our Leader #d51

Praise and Worship #130

Praise and Worship #130

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #637

Quartet Song Book No. 4 #d45

Quartet Song Book No. 5 #d43

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Radiant Joy #26

Sacred Selections for the Church #95

Sing Hosannas (a revised and enlarged ed. of Let Everybody Sing) #d116

Songs of Comfort #d36

Songs of Devotion and Praise #d68

Songs of Full Salvation #d82

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Songs of Full Salvation #68

Songs of Inspiration #26

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Songs of Praise #53

Songs of Spiritual Power #d75

Songs Of The Church #525

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Songs of the Sanctuary #182

Soul Stirring Songs #d51

Soul Stirring Songs #d61

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Soul Stirring Songs #26

Spiritual Songs and Hymns, for Use in All Gospel Services #d244

Sweet Songs of Salvation #d35

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #553

The Beautiful in Song #d53

The Beautiful in Song No.2 #d35

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The Cyber Hymnal #3573

The Hymnal, a Collection of Gospel Songs and Hymns #d123

The King's Praise ... a General Purpose Song Book #d82

The Majestic Hymnal, number two #325

The More Perfect Gospel Hymnal, a Revision of the Cross and Resurrection in Song #d96

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The New Church Hymnal #254

The New National Baptist Hymnal #235

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The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #406

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Timeless Truths #1088

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Waves of Glory No. 2 #395

World Revival Hymns #d91

World Wide Church Songs #117

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Yes, Lord! #357

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