In The Garden Hymn

I drew my bible toward me and it opened at my favorite book and chapter john chapter twenty.

In the garden hymn. Austin miles in 1912. Austin miles 1868 1946 a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at hall mack publishers for 37 years. Free hymn lyrics include popular christian hymns such as abide with me amazing grace as the deer at the cross and many more praise and worship hymns. Miles s hymn has been criticized for being overly sentimental and even erotic.

I hope you enjoy the video. The traditional hymn in the garden sung by alan jackson. In the garden is one of his most loved hymns. According to miles the original inspiration for the hymn occurred when he read the passage in the gospels where mary magdalene encounters jesus on the morning of the resurrection.

The story behind in the garden. Austin miles himself one day in april 1912 i was seated in the dark room where i kept my photographic equipment and also my organ. Miles felt as if he were standing there witnessing the reunion between mary and her lord. 8 9 10 7 with refrain in the garden sometimes rendered by its first line i come to the garden alone is a gospel song written by american songwriter c.

Lyrics are included in the video so you can sing along. 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.