Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#362

362. There Is A Gentle Gard'ner

1 There is a gentle Gard'ner,
Who owns a garden fair,
Where countless blooming flowers
Enjoy His tender care.

2 He grants them radiant sunshine
And soft, refreshing rain;
Thus nurtured, they must flourish
And sweetest fragrance gain.

3 They fondly love the Gard'ner,
And all to Him incline,
While with their clinging tendrils
They seek Him to entwine.

4 And when their day is ended
He takes them to His breast,
And heavenward He bears them
To regions ever blest.

5 There shall those flowers glisten
In beauty evermore,
Nor cold nor frost shall blight them
On that celestial shore.

6 Thou Gard'ner true and gentle,
Care for us ev'ry day,
That we in yonder Garden
May thrive and bloom for aye.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a gentle Gard'ner
• Title: There Is A Gentle Gard'ner
• Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Sunday School Hymns: Divine Care and Providence
• Notes: Translator: H. Brueckner

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a gentle Gard'ner]
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius (1609)
• Meter: 7, 6, 7, 6.
• Key: E♭ Major