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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 314 · Words: C. Austin Miles · Tune: GARDEN
In the Garden (I Come to the Garden Alone)
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by C. Austin Miles in 1913 and inspired by John 20, this beloved gospel hymn portrays a believer's intimate, personal encounter with the risen Christ in the garden, echoing Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb.
Verse 1
I come to the
garden alone
while the dew
is still on the roses,
and the voice I hear
falling on my ear,
the Son of
God discloses.
Refrain
And he walks with me,
and he talks with me,
and he tells me
I am his own;
and the joy we share
as we tarry there,
none other
has ever known.
Verse 2
He speaks, and the
sound of his voice
is so sweet the
birds hush their singing,
and the melody
that he gave to me
within my
heart is ringing.
Refrain
And he walks with me,
and he talks with me,
and he tells me
I am his own;
and the joy we share
as we tarry there,
none other
has ever known.
Verse 3
I’d stay in the
garden with him
though the night
around me be falling,
but he bids me go;
through the voice of woe
his voice
to me is calling.
Refrain
And he walks with me,
and he talks with me,
and he tells me
I am his own;
and the joy we share
as we tarry there,
none other
has ever known.
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