I Come To The Garden Alone

A video made in 2005 by Carnwadric Church

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[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.

[shaolinloser]

my grandparents loved this song while they were in this world, now they sing it in heaven. beautiful song awesome vid, thank you for sharing it!

[marbellna]

Really awesomely inspiring!

[BgMsDangerus]

@bigredsoprano I wish I could thank your Great-Grandfather Miles personally for writing one of the most, if not the most, beautiful gospels ever written. And he walks with me and he talks with me were the only words I could remember, my older brother was able to come up with more words and the title. As in my post below, I first heard this before I was 7 years old. We sang it in our church and again at home while my Mama played guitar. And I've always remembered the music. Bless you and yours.

[BgMsDangerus]

My heart is breaking right now and I'm finding myself going back to the old Gospels/hymns I heard and learned as a small child, from my Mama when we still lived in East Tennessee, to keep myself propped up. What a beautiful voice, beautiful garden and BEAUTIFUL song.

[jemma1girl]

Beautifully sung by Evie. Thanks for posting--love it and one of my favorite gospel songs of ALL time.

[ParentDr1]

It is an honor to hear from a descendent of the person who wrote this song. Today is Good Friday 4/22/2011 and I woke up with this song on my heart. It has comforted me to know that when you think that no one is there to be with you… God is

[maryp7]

@bigredsoprano I would love to hear YOU singing it! Do you have anything online?

[godsgirl121293]

@bigredsoprano Wow, thanks for sharing.

[redbayly]

this was my great aunt's favorite religious song, we sang it at her funeral. I miss her a lot, she was like another grandmother to me, especially because her sister (my paternal grandmother) died 4 years before I was born.

[hacdan]

@bigredsoprano Praise God you made it through this. I don't know how I'm going to sing this at my Grandmother's funeral once she goes home to be with the Lord.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I'll be leaning on Him that day, and it'll be so comforting knowing that God is there to lean on!

[DABLUESGAL4U]

It may have been written as a Gospel Song, the lyrics to a large amount of hymns were poems written to Praise God and later found by a composer who put them to music.Later still, they were introduced to various congregations to sing,first AS Gospel Songs,or Christian Songs, then these peoms of Praise put to music became combined into hymn books.So many Gospel Songs like this one of your grandfather's have made it into hymn books, for this I am truly grateful. God's Praise Be Continuous!