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SDA Hymnal 487

In the Garden

Tune: GARDEN

1I 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.

RefrainAnd He walks with me,
and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

2He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

3I'd stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.

Tune: GARDEN

The verse

Meter: 8.9.10.7
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I come to the garden alone,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A

While the dew is still on the roses;/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9B

And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/10C

The Son of God discloses.˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 2

He speaks, and the sound of His voice˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A

Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,˘˘/˘//˘/˘9B

And the melody that He gave to me˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘10C

Within my heart is ringing.˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 3

I'd stay in the garden with Him//˘˘/˘˘˘8A

Though the night around me be falling,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9B

But He bids me go; through the voice of woe,˘˘/˘//˘/˘/10C

His voice to me is calling.˘/˘˘˘/˘7D

Refrain

And He walks with me,˘˘/˘˘5A

and He talks with me,˘˘/˘˘5A

And He tells me I am His own;˘˘/˘˘˘˘/8B

And the joy we share as we tarry there,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10C

None other has ever known.//˘˘/˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.