I come to the garden aloneWhile the dew is still on the rosesAnd the voice I hear, falling on my earThe Son of God disclosesAnd He walks with meAnd He talks with meAnd He tells me I am His ownAnd the joy we share as we tarry thereNone other has ever knownHe speaks and the sound of His voiceIs so sweet the birds hush their singingAnd the melody that He gave to meWithin my heart is ringingAnd He walks with meAnd He talks with meAnd He tells me I am His ownAnd the joy we share as we tarry thereNone other has ever knownI'd stay in the garden with Him'Tho the night around me be fallingBut He bids me go; through the voice of woeHis voice to me is callingAnd He walks with meAnd He talks with meAnd He tells me I am His ownAnd the joy we share as we tarry thereNone other has ever known- Words and Music by Charles Austin Miles, 1913Miles gave the background to this beautiful hymn in his own words:Quote:"I read the story of the greatest morn in history. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet very dark, unto the sepulcher. Instantly, completely, there unfolded in my mind the scenes of the garden, where out of the mists comes a form, halting, hesitating, tearful, seeking, turning from side to side in bewildering amazement.""Falteringly, bearing grief in every accent, with tear-dimmed eyes, she whispers, 'If Thou has borne Him hence.""He speaks, and the sound of His voice is so sweet the birds hush their singing. He said to her "Mary!""Just one word and forgotten are the heartaches, the long dreary hours, all the past blotted out in His presence." End of Quote.
I know this hymn, but I never knew the history behind it. 'Just one word...'From God it means everything.God bless