In the Garden

Words by C. Austin Miles, 1912.

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.

Verse 3. I’d stay in the garden with Him
Tho’ the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go;
Thro’ the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

The refrain is sung after each verse.

Text copied from Gospel Hymns and Songs (1918). The words were published in 1912, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.

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