Oct 27, 2012 Song ( In the garden ) Christian hymn, Instrumental karaoke style with lyrics. Music and video recorded By: James Farr @ Farr's little home studio. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Songs of Glory: Instrumental Hymns - Michael Stanton on AllMusic - 2008.
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. 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 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. Refrain Baptist Hymnal, 1991. Austin MilesCharles Austin Miles (1868-1946) Born: January 7, 1868, Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Died: March 10, 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sewell, New Jersey. Pseudonym: A. Miles attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1892, he abandoned his career as a pharmacist and wrote his first Gospel song, “List ’Tis Jesus’ Voice” which was published by the Hall-Mack Company.
He served as editor and manager at the Hall-Mack publishers for 37 years. In his own words: It is as a writer of gospel songs I am proud to be known, for in that way I may be of the most. One occasionally hears stories of someone who disappeared and was assumed dead suddenly reappearing to their family and loved ones in a joyful surprise. Imagine how much greater Mary Magdalene's shock and elation was when Jesus, whom she had seen dead and buried three days earlier (Mark 15:40, 47), suddenly called her by name and she turned and saw Him, very much alive and in person (John 20:16). This hymn elaborates on the emotions she may have felt in that moment, when her grief was turned to joy.
Text: This text was written by C. Austin Miles in 1912. By his own account (as given in George Sanville's Forty Gospel Hymn Stories), he saw a vivid dream after reading John 20, and was then inspired to write this hymn about the first encounter between Mary Magdalene and her risen Lord. Miles's hymn has been criticized for being overly sentimental and even erotic. When put in the context of the Scripture that inspired it, one can see that Miles wrote the song from Mary's point of view.
In it, she expresses the great joy she must have felt on suddenly hearing and seeing her beloved Savior after witnessing His death and burial (Mark 15:40, 47). However, the long and loving communion to which the refrain alludes is not recorded or implied in the biblical account (John 20:14-18), which rather indicates that their conversation was quite short – as soon as Mary recognizes Jesus, He tells her to go. Perhaps Miles means that that moment was so overflowing with the sudden change of emotions from grief to joy that time seemed to stand still. Tune: The tune GARDEN was written at the same time as the text by C. Austin Miles. They were published for the first time together in The Gospel Message No. Originally, the tune had two-part treble harmony on the stanza and standard four-part harmony on the refrain, but in modern hymnals, the entire hymn is given in four-part harmony.
Because the hymn was written from Mary's point of view, it might be good to have the women or a soloist sing the entire song, or just the stanzas (with the entire group on the refrain).
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