In the Garden

Words & Music: Charles Austin Miles, 1913

Thinking He was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him." John 20:15

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.

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.

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

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

Music: Thanks to Cyber Hymnal for providing the words and midi music for this song.

Art: Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943) Noli Me Tangere, 1895-96, oil on board, Musée du Prieure, Saint Germain-en-Laye, France.