In The Garden Hymnal

It was in 1912 that music publisher dr.

In the garden hymnal. The traditional hymn in the garden sung by alan jackson. According to kenneth osbeck author of 101 hymn stories the provenance of this hymn is interesting and inspirational. Cynthia clawson recorded this song as the title track on her gorgeous album in the garden and amy grant popularized in in the 80 s with several recordings. 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.

Miles s hymn has been criticized for being overly sentimental and even erotic. I drew my bible toward me and it opened at my favorite book and chapter john chapter twenty. 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. Austin miles in 1912.

The story behind in the garden. Austin miles 1868 1946 a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at hall mack publishers for 37 years. 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. Here is the account of how this beautiful hymn was written from the hymn writer c.

I hope you enjoy the video. This text was written by c.