In The Garden

[Nevertheless]

On another thread I stated that this is an unbiblical, though much loved hymn.

This was a reply:

For those who believe that the admonition to meet with the Lord in the morning is unbiblical you neet to get a Strong's full concordance. Here is one verse that backs what I say but not the only one.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. . Ps 5:3-4

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.  Ps 55:17

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies
. Ps 143:8-9

Please note the personal speech in all these. Still don't think He wants personal connection. Read Psalm 139 also thatels us there is nothing the lord does not know about us even our thoughts.   

Those who meet Him in the morning must come with complete openness of heart 

But I did not need these scripture to tell me it was biblical. I already knew that

Here are the lyrics, just so we know what we're talking about:

In The Garden Lyrics
VERSE #1
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.
And 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.

VERSE #2
He 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.
And 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.

VERSE #3
I'd stay in the garden with Him,
Tho' the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go, thro' the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.
And 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.



Here are the reasons for my statement:

You go to a lovely place by yourself to commune with God. So far, so good.
He walks with me - "walk" is a biblical term indicating living your life with someone, in this case, Jesus. Still good.
He talks with me - nothing wrong with that, except that other phrases indicate that this is an audible voice: "the voice I hear, falling on my ear," "the sound of His voice, Is so sweet the birds hush their singing".
He bids me go - Jesus asks you to leave His presence? I don't think so!
And finally, the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known - so this person has a special relationship with Jesus, better than anyone else's?

[mommydi]

Nevertheless, in this article, the writer of the hymn explains the meaning of the lyrics.

http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2012-05-25/Other_News/Stories_Behind_The_Hymns.html