In The Garden - sung by Jack Marti

Here's another one of my favorite gospel songs by C. Austin Miles. This song too I recorded at the request of Dickens123.

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

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

I'd stay in the garden with Him
'Tho the night around me be falling
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling

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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[bigredsoprano]

A simple way to sing it. I like it.

Written by my great-grandfather in 1914, C. Austin Miles. This piece made a lot of appearances in movies from the 50s 60s and even 80s. It was even, laughably, in an episode of "Little House" once. I liked it best in "Spencer's Mountain" with Maureen O'Hara singing it. I like it this way....old-fashioned. Oh, and it isn't a HYMN. It's a Gospel song. There's a difference.

I'm a soprano, but I've never sung this except at a funeral. Anyone know why?

[guitmartiman]

I stand corrected, and changed the description accordingly. I only called it a hymn because it's in our hymnal, but you're quite right, as it's not a song of praise to God per se, but a song relating someone's personal experience with God, making it a gospel song rather than a hymn. Thank you for pointing it out, not that it makes a lot of difference to most people. To most people a hymn is just an old religious song found in a book, but I can appreciate the distinction.

I'm glad you liked it!

[ochewbac]

This is a great rendition of this classic song...I came to this song simply trying to remember how it went...your version brought goosebumps...thanks so much!

[guitmartiman]

Wow, goosebumps! I'm glad it blessed you!

[bigredsoprano]

My Great-Grandfather wrote this piece. C. Austin Miles. It's actually a gospel song, not a hymn, as some think. It was written in a dark, dingy basement that leaked and had no windows, on a rainy day. I guess that says a lot about his sincere beliefs.

I had to sing it at my dad's memeorial. You just have to disassociate yourself with the personal aspect of why you're singing it. I didn't realize until I finished all 3 verses that everyone else, especially my siblings, were sobbing.

[guitmartiman]

Yeah, I guess I don't really know what distinguishes a hymn from a gospel song. Maybe you could help me with that. Anyway it's a great song, and I'm glad your great grandfather wrote it. I can imagine what it must have been like singing this song at a funeral. I once sang the song Come to the Water (For Those Tears I Died) at a funeral for an 18 yr. old girl who was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. I barely got through it. Virtually everyone in the church was weeping incl. me!

[calimmism]

a beautiful music especially that it is intended to worship God

[newcreationmusiclwf]

Wonderful sing and play. It was rare to see someone play the 12 string and make it sound so melodious. Thank you my brother for sharing this great tune. Zig

[uMENEDES]

Well done! Very professionally presented.

[54spiritedwill54]

I love this song

[RawrMCR2]

it's *

[RawrMCR2]

Yeah, i listen to it once in a while.

I don't think its too bad.

[75jake75]

RawrMCR2, I know how you feel, My great grandfather just passed away, this was also his favorite song, so I felt the need to look it up.

[outoftheblue16]

This song makes me really sad too. It was my grandfather's favorite hymn & We had to sing it at the funeral. I couldn't really sing it. I cried about it a lot.