With meter 6.5.6.5, tunes it is set to include:
- RABENLEI - possibly the same tune as ST. LUCIAN (Rinck) - both by by Johann Christian Heinrich Rink (d 1864)
- CASTLE EDEN by Robert William Dixon (1806-1876)
- An unnamed tune by American choral conductor and music-editor, Charles Fonteyn Manney (1872—1951) - first published in 1909, so now public domain in the USA.
- BALIKPAPAN by Chas (Charles) Edward Prior, first printed in 1899 with the title "In the Dear Lord's garden" and including a chorus.
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Examples
Instrumental - smaller organ:
Instrumental - larger organ:
Instrumental - organ, with harvest-theme slides. Tune CASTLE EDEN
Lyrics
In our dear Lord’s garden,Planted here below,
Many tiny flowerets
In sweet beauty grow.
Christ, the loving gardener,
Tends these blossoms small;
Loves the little lilies
As the cedars tall.
Nothing is too little
For His gentle care;
Nothing is too lowly
In His love to share.
Jesus loves the children,
Children such as we;
Blest them when their mothers
Brought them to His knee.
Jesus calls the children,
Bids them come and stand
In His pleasant garden,
Watered by His hand.
Lord, your call we answer
Take us in your care;
Train us in your garden,
In your work to share.
Very powerful and inspiring! God richly bless you.
ReplyDeleteNice piece. I was taught the first stanza in Primary 4 @ age 10, in 1966.
ReplyDeleteWonderful hymn. The first stanza was mostly sang during morning assembly in most schools in Ghana
ReplyDeleteWonderful hymnal one of my favorite when I was in school
ReplyDeleteWow!so this is the lyrics and we were singing Arabic in schools 😁😀Thanks a lot....very powerful hymn
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaaaaaaa! In facts I have now gotten the actual lyrics of the song.
ReplyDeleteThis is the favorite song of I have been looking for, rendition on my mind.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where we can get sheet music for this? To play on an organ?
ReplyDeleteGood question!
DeleteThe challenge is, which tune do you want the sheet music for? I have found it for two common tunes (links above), but is one of them the tune you had in mind?
Oh nice,and we were singing it anyhow then times 😊😊
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