A Garden Blessed by Dappled Shade
Text: John A. Dalles, July 25, 2006
Tune: LONDON NEW (by Isaac Watts)
Meter: C.M.
A garden blessed by dappled shade,
From thriving trees above,
With stillness, calm as Eden’s glade,
And fenced around by love!
In such a place, O may we meet
The One who made each leaf,
And whose unswerving task, complete,
Has brought the end of grief!
Who comes to tell us of God’s grace,
Who proves it by His word,
Who shows it on His lovely face,
Who points us heavenward!
Whose every word is charged with truth,
Whose every act is right,
Whose sacrifice for us is proof,
That God dispels death’s night.
The first who found Him there alive
Thought Him the gardener;
And so He is! In Him we thrive!
God’s great life-giving Son!
Mid quiet pools of verdant light,
From stones as old as time,
Come mark the end of death’s dark night,
This morn of love divine!
Copyright © 2024, John A. Dalles.
Inspired by a visit to Bunhill Fields, London, in the summer of 2006.
Permission granted for one-time use in worship, as noted.
Please let me know if you sing this hymn text.
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