by Homeward Bound » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:05 pm
The song is "I don't regret a mile" Not sure who origianally recorded it. I first heard it as a child being sung by the Daughterly Quartet. Their version of the song had a reciation. I've heard others sing it but I like the Daughterly Quartets version best. I wish I could tell you the words to the reciation.
Here are the lyrics as I've heard them sang by other groups.
Hope this helps. Keith.
I DON'T REGRET A MILE,
I DON'T REGRET A MILE, I'VE TRAVELED FOR THE LORD.
I DON'T REGRET THE TIMES, I'VE TRUSTED IN HIS WORD.
I'VE SEEN THE YEARS GO BY, MANY DAYS WITHOUT A SONG.
BUT I DON'T REGRET A MILE, I'VE TRAVELED FOR THE LORD.
I'VE FOUGHT A FAITHFULL FIGHT, AND I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
SURELY, UP IN HEAVEN, A HOME FOR ME AWAITS.
A PROMISE OF A MANSION, ON STREETS OF PURE GOLD.
KEEPS ME PRESSING ONWARD, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.
MANY MILES BEHIND ME, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.
I WALK THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW, LONG HAS BEEN THE ROAD.
THO SLOWER STEPS I NOW TAKE, I'LL SOON REACH MY GOAL.
MANY MILES BEHIND ME, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.
The song is "I don't regret a mile" Not sure who origianally recorded it. I first heard it as a child being sung by the Daughterly Quartet. Their version of the song had a reciation. I've heard others sing it but I like the Daughterly Quartets version best. I wish I could tell you the words to the reciation.
Here are the lyrics as I've heard them sang by other groups.
Hope this helps. Keith.
I DON'T REGRET A MILE,
I DON'T REGRET A MILE, I'VE TRAVELED FOR THE LORD.
I DON'T REGRET THE TIMES, I'VE TRUSTED IN HIS WORD.
I'VE SEEN THE YEARS GO BY, MANY DAYS WITHOUT A SONG.
BUT I DON'T REGRET A MILE, I'VE TRAVELED FOR THE LORD.
I'VE FOUGHT A FAITHFULL FIGHT, AND I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
SURELY, UP IN HEAVEN, A HOME FOR ME AWAITS.
A PROMISE OF A MANSION, ON STREETS OF PURE GOLD.
KEEPS ME PRESSING ONWARD, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.
MANY MILES BEHIND ME, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.
I WALK THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW, LONG HAS BEEN THE ROAD.
THO SLOWER STEPS I NOW TAKE, I'LL SOON REACH MY GOAL.
MANY MILES BEHIND ME, NOT MANY MILES TO GO.