Wartburg Hymnal ‎#244

244. 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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Nor cold nor frost shall blight them
On that celestial shore.

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

Text Information

• First Line: There is a gentle Gard'ner
• Author: M. von Schenkendorf
• Translator: H. Breuckner
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Childhood
• Notes: Translated from "Ein Gärtne geht im Garten" Tune: EIN GÄRTNER GEHT IM GARTEN

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