Before the threads of time began   Was pre-ordained a mighty plan   That I should walk with Him alone   The cords of trust unbroken   But fate foresaw my wandering eye   That none could yet restrain   To violate the friendship I   Would cause Him so much pain      -Chorus-   And every time I close my eyes   I see the nails, I hear the cries   He did not keep   Himself away   He was no stranger to my pain   He walked a mile in my shoes   He walked a mile      Feet so dusty cracked with heat   But carried on by love's heartbeat   A man of sorrows filled with grief   Forgiveness was His anthem   No feeble blow from tongue or pen   Could ever sway my love for him   Across the echoed hills He trod   And reached into my world