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![]() | GARDENComposer: C. Austin Miles (1912)Published in 29 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, Sibelius Audio files: MIDI | |
Charles Austin Miles (1868-1946)
Born: January 7, 1868, Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Died: March 10, 1946, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sewell, New Jersey.
Pseudonym: A. A. Payn.
Miles attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1892, he abandoned his career as a pharmacist and wrote his first Gospel song, “List ’Tis Jesus’ Voice” which was published by the Hall-Mack Company. He served as editor and manager at the Hall-Mack publishers for 37 years. In his own words:
It is as a writer of gospel songs I am proud to be known, for in that way I may be of the most… Go to person page >| Composer: | C. Austin Miles (1912) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Incipit: | 55345 123__ _____ |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
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.
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| Instances (15) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| African American Heritage Hymnal #494 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me and He talks with me | C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 | C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 | 8.9.10.7 with refrain | Genesis 3:8 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | English | 2001 | ||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #187 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me and he talks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | Irregular | John 20:14 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | 1991 | |||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #476 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And He walks with me, and He talks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | Irregular | GARDEN | G Major or modal | English | 2008 | |||||||
| Celebrating Grace Hymnal #200 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And He walks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | John 20:11-18; John 20:11-18 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | 2010 | ||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #635 | I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses; | In the Garden | [In the Garden] | A Flat Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #227 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | 8.9.5.5.7 with refrain | John 20:11-17 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | English | 1995 | ||||||
| Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #428 | Charles Austin Miles | Irregular | IN THE GARDEN | 55345123_______ | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #19 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | John 20:11-18; John 20:18 | [I come to the garden alone] | A Flat Major | 1980 | ||||||||
| Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #69 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And He walks with me, and he talks with me | C. Austin Miles (1868-1946) | C. Austin Miles | [I come to the garden alone] | A Flat Major | English | 1993 | ||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #267 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And He walks with me and He talks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | [I come to the garden alone] | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| The New Century Hymnal #237 | I come to the garden alone | I Come to the Garden Alone (In the Garden) | And he walks with me, and he talks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | 8.9.5.5.7 with refrain | John 20:14-18 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | 1995 | |||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #314 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden (I Come to the Garden Alone) | And he walks with me | C. Austin Miles | Charles H. Webb; C. Austin Miles | 8.9.5.5.7 with refrain | John 20:11-18 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | ||||||
| The Worshiping Church #242 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me | C. Austin Miles | C. Austin Miles | 8.9.10.7 with refrain | John 20:11-18 | GARDEN | A Flat Major | English | 1990 | ||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #300 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | And he walks with me, and he talks with me | C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 | C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 | 8.9.10.7 with refrain | John 10:27; John 10:3; Genesis 3:8; Psalm 5:3; John 20:10-18 | GARDEN | 2001 | ||||||||
| Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #121 | I come to the garden alone | In the Garden | 1996 |
