Tim Eriksen - Garden Hymn (with lyrics)

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Eriksen recorded his debut album "Tim Eriksen" in a 5 hour session with no overdubs. His liner notes state that "Garden Hymn" is found in dozens of old American hymn books, including the American Vocalist & the Sacred Harp. It is a traditional hymn from our past.
Lyrics thanks to https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs...

Tim Eriksen sings Garden Hymn:
The Lord into his garden comes,
The spices yield a rich perfume,
The lilies grow and thrive,
The lilies grow and thrive.

Refreshing showers of grace divine,
From Jesus flow to every vine,
And make the dead revive,
And make the dead revive.

O that this dry and barren ground
In springs of water may abound,
A fruitful soil become,
Fruitful soil become.

The desert blossoms as the rose
As Jesus conquers all his foes,
And makes his people one,
And makes his people one.

Come brethren ye who love the Lord
Who taste the sweetness of his word,
In Jesus' ways go on,
In Jesus' ways go on.

Our troubles and our trials here
Will only make us richer there
When we arrive at home,
When we arrive at home.