The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#108b

108b. The grave itself a garden is

1 The grave itself a garden is,
Where loveliest flowers abound;
Since Christ, our never-fading life,
Sprang from that holy ground.

2 Oh, give us grace to die to sin,
That we, O Lord, may have
A holy, happy rest in Thee,
A Sabbath in the grave.

3 Thou, Lord, baptized in Thine own blood,
And buried in the grave,
Didst raise Thyself to endless life,
Omnipotent to save.

4 Baptized into Thy death we died,
And buried were with Thee,
That we might live with Thee to God,
And ever blest might be.

5 Lord, through the grave and gate of death
May we, with Thee, arise
To an eternal Easter-Day,
Of glory in the skies.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The grave itself a garden is
• Title: The grave itself a garden is
• Author: Bp. C. Wordsworth (1862)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Burial of the Dead; Easter Even
• Notes: Tune name in index: FARRANT

Tune Information

• Name: [The grave itself a garden is]
• Composer: Richard Farrant
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major