I've come to far to turn back.
Posted: 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.
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.