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The Lord into His garden comes,
The spices yield their rich perfumes,
The lilies grow and thrive;
Refreshing showers of grace divine
From Jesus flow to every vine,
Which make the dead revive.
Oh that this dry and barren ground
In springs of water may abound,
A fruitful soil become;
The desert blossoms as the rose,
While Jesus conquers all His foes,
And makes His people one.
Come, brethren, ye that love the Lord,
Who taste the sweetness of His word,
In Jesus’ ways go on;
Our troubles and our trials here
Will only make us richer there,
When we arrive at home.
The glorious time is rolling on,
The gracious work is now begun,
My soul a witness is;
I taste and see the pardon free
For all mankind as well as me,
Who come to Christ may live.
The worst of sinners here may find,
A Saviour pitiful and kind,
Who will them all receive:
None are too late who will repent,
Out of one sinner legions went,
The Lord did him relieve.
I feel that heaven is now begun,
It issues from the sparkling throne,
From Jesus’ throne on high;
It comes like floods, we can’t contain,
We drink, and drink, and drink again,
And yet we still are dry.
But when we come to reign above,
And all surround a throne of love,
We’ll drink a full supply:
Jesus will lead his armies through,
To living fountains where they flow,
That never will run dry.
---Alternative verses---
The Lord into his garden came;
The spices yield a rich perfume;
The lilies grow and thrive
Refreshing showers of grace divine,
From Jesus flow to every vine,
And make the dead revive.
Oh, that this dry and barren ground,
In springs of water may abound,
A fruitful soil become:
The desert blossom as the rose,
When Jesus conquers all his foes,
And makes his people one.
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Meter:
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8 8 6 8 8 6
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1830
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NASHVILLE
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8 8 6 8 8 6
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1821
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