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SDAH 487

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.

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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.

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.

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
John 20:15-17 (a) John 20:1 (b) John 20:16 (c) Matt 28:10

Author
C. Austin Miles (1868-1946)

Year Published
1912

Composer
C. Austin Miles

Metrical Number
Irregular

Year Composed
1912

Copyright
Copyright 1912 by Hall-Mack Co. Renewed the Rodeheaver Co. (A Div. of Word, Inc.). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

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The garden must be a very beautiful place to visit very early in the morning. But to be sure, its real beauty is not so much on the plants and flowers that are there – not even in the dew that are still on the roses. Yes, It’s more on the joy you share with the One who visits the garden with you. (Lesson 13, 2nd Quarter 2021 – Sunday, Joy, 6/20/2021)

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