C. Austin Miles
Charles Austin Miles (January 7, 1868 – March 10, 1946) was a prolific American writer of gospel songs, who is best known for his 1912 hymn "In the Garden".
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Born | Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S. | January 7, 1868
Died | March 10, 1946 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Other names | A. A. Payn, C. A. M. |
Notable work | "In the Garden" |
He studied at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1892, he ceased to practice as a pharmacist. His first gospel song, "List! ’Tis Jesus’ Voice", was published by the Hall-Mack Company. He worked as editor and manager at Hall-Mack for 37 years. A resident of Pitman, New Jersey, Miles died on March 10, 1946, at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.[1] He is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sewell, NJ.
He said, "It is as a writer of gospel songs I am proud to be known, for in that way I may be of the most use to my Master, whom I serve willingly although not as efficiently as is my desire".[2][3] He wrote at least 398 songs, and the music to at least 8 more.[4]
His best-known song may be "In the Garden" (1912); sometimes known by its first line, "I Come to the Garden Alone". It has been included in 210 hymnals,[5] and recorded numerous times.
Songs
- "Dwelling in Beulah Land" (a.k.a. "God Bless Fiji") (1911)
- "List! ’Tis Jesus’ Voice" (a.k.a. "He's Watching and Waiting") (1894) [6]
- "In the Garden" (a.k.a. "I Come to the Garden Alone") (1912)
- "Sweeter as the Years Roll By" (1914) [7]
Title | Instances in Hymnals |
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前在埃及為罪奴僕,不知何為自由 (Dwelling in Beulah Land) | 2 |
A cheerful word, a kindly smile | 2 |
A fountain was opened on Calvary | 3 |
A King divine is a friend of mine | 3 |
A King is born in Bethlehem | 3 |
A little more giving, a little less greed | 2 |
A sinner more wretched than I | 9 |
A solas al huerto yo voy | 3 |
A wondrous song was given to me | 5 |
Across the mystic maze of years | 4 |
After a while, the burdens we have borne so long | 2 |
All blotted out, all blotted out | 2 |
All earth today is bright and gay | 4 |
All hail to thee, Emanuel | 6 |
All is dark, I cannot see my way | 2 |
All my cloudy days are bright | 3 |
All paths are bright | 2 |
All that drew me I have left behind | 2 |
All that held me, I have left behind | 2 |
All that I am or hope to be | 11 |
All the joy in the world is thine | 2 |
All the nations of the earth rejoice and sing | 2 |
All the world is bright to me | 2 |
Allt blifvit nytt, Efter aangest och strid | 2 |
Angels are singing a glad | 1 |
Anything or nothing, worldly wealth or fame | 4 |
As a lighthouse on the shore | 4 |
As of old when the hosts of Israel | 46 |
As the hills are round | 1 |
As the shadows of the night round are falling | 3 |
As wanderers far from home | 1 |
At morning, when we awaken | 2 |
At one with God, how rich is my condition | 5 |
At the cross, at the cross, Wonder found me | 2 |
Awake, and in his strength renewed | 9 |
Awake, awake, O earth, awake and sing | 2 |
Awake, awake, the dawn of day is breaking | 2 |
Awake, awake, with light the skies are glowing | 3 |
Away with doubt, away with fear | 5 |
Be like Jesus in the home when the trials come | 2 |
Be not idle today, time is passing away | 1 |
Beautiful flowers of Eden | 3 |
Believer, there's a blessing | 2 |
Bells of peace on high | 2 |
Betrayed with a kiss | 2 |
Blessed be he, the God of our salvation | 2 |
Blessed Comforter, dwell in me I pray | 2 |
Blessed day of joy and light | 1 |
Blow, softly blow o’er the hills and vales of Sharon | 2 |
Bring, O bring again to me | 2 |
By the blood on the cross of Calvary | 2 |
By thy love which feared no danger | 2 |
Calling from our ease Jesus bids us bear his banners on | 1 |
Can we behold, through gates of gold | 1 |
Carols sing to our King | 2 |
Child in lowly manger lying | 2 |
Child of sin, why will ye wander | 1 |
Christ is born, Christ is born | 2 |
Christ the king of glory Unto us is born | 1 |
Clinging to Calvary, where naught but love I see | 3 |
Close, close to thee, In childhood | 11 |
Clouds may hover over me and hide my view | 10 |
Come where the fountains are flowing | 2 |
Come, ye heavy laden | 3 |
Conquest banners streaming, Bid us onward go | 5 |
Cross crowned hill above a verdant plain | 2 |
Day by day, hour by hour | 2 |
Do you know my Savior as I know him? | 4 |
Does sin beset your daily path | 2 |
Don't you hear the tumult in the city | 4 |
Down by a river where the breezes blow | 2 |
Draw me nearer, O my Savior | 3 |
Dropping, dropping falls the rain | 1 |
Each moment I will trust in him who did so much for me | 1 |
Earth filled with joy sings the glad refrain | 1 |
Earth is but a place to tarry | 2 |
Earth to summer's joy | 1 |
Easter bells, Easter bells, pealing | 2 |
Ever abiding in his love | 2 |
Ever of him I am singing | 1 |
Every bird and blossom | 1 |
Every nodding blossom seems to say today | 1 |
Every voice that carols to the King | 2 |
Faces bright with delight On this happy morn! | 3 |
Faith reveals in untold beauty | 2 |
Faithful is he and great his mercies are | 11 |
Falter not, falter not in the battle | 2 |
Far above earth's tumult | 15 |
Far above the world so high | 2 |
Far and near sweet and clear | 1 |
Far and wide the angels' song | 2 |
Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling | 134 |
Far from my Savior I wandered | 2 |
Far up the mountain of sin do I roam | 2 |
Father divine, hear in this hour | 1 |
Flow, flow on life's broad stream | 2 |
Flow on, flow on, O rivers glad | 1 |
Flowers in the meadow growing | 4 |
For gentle rain that fills anew the spring | 2 |
For my sins, is pardon found | 3 |
For you, sinner, for you | 2 |
Forward, Christian soldier, go | 3 |
From dawn to evensong is but a day | 2 |
From the morning dawn as the hours roll on | 2 |
From the throne flows a wondrous stream | 7 |
Galilean, meek and lowly | 4 |
Ĝardenen mi venas en sol' | 2 |
Gather from the hillsides, gather from the plains | 2 |
Gather the sunbeams as they fall across the path of youth | 2 |
Give me no treasures that last but a while | 3 |
Go and tell unto all the gospel story | 12 |
God holds the key to the crosses | 2 |
God is calling now for workers where no light has gone | 2 |
God is ever careful of his own | 4 |
God laid on me a cross to carry | 2 |
God's own hand shall lead me | 5 |
Good night and God bless you | 2 |
Grant, my dear Lord, thy blessing unto me | 5 |
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! In the city of our God (Miles) | 2 |
Hark, on the highway of life a sound As crested waves of ocean roar | 9 |
Hark, the Sabbath bells are pealing Softly o'er the dew-kissed land | 2 |
Hasten away, do not delay | 3 |
Hate made a cross from the wood of a tree | 3 |
Have you done your very best | 3 |
Have you ever tried to bear your burdens all alone | 13 |
He my refuge is, my fortress, I will put my trust in him | 3 |
He will hear me when I call | 1 |
Hear the chimes of the gospel bells | 2 |
Hear the Easter bells, blessed Easter bells | 1 |
Hear the song of the murmuring sea | 1 |
Heavenly doors were opened | 3 |
Here in the name of Christ our King | 2 |
Here we all must part, here the aching heart | 14 |
Hold thou my hand, O Lord when pleasures vain allure me | 2 |
Holy Bible, word divine | 3 |
How glorious is the holy word | 4 |
How often you think of your home | 2 |
Hvar och ensaa s'ger Gud | 2 |
I am fully satisfied with Jesus' love | 2 |
I am glad to tell, with my soul 'tis well | 2 |
I am happy every day, for I know | 2 |
I am happy in the Lord, sweetly trusting | 2 |
I am not under law, I'm under grace | 5 |
I am rejoicing now in sins forgiven | 6 |
I am sailing on a sea | 3 |
I am the Way, the Savior said, And I would | 10 |
I can face all trials here | 2 |
I cannot keep from singing, the Praises of My God | 2 |
I cannot understand while walking hand in hand | 2 |
I claim for my own a King on a throne | 4 |
I come to the garden alone | 220 |
I do not know and none can tell | 2 |
I do not know the depths of Jesus' love, that brought Him down | 7 |
I have a Comrade who knows me well | 2 |
I have a cross that I must bear | 2 |
I have a friend indeed, a friend I often need | 9 |
I have a friend, than whom I need no other | 2 |
I have a friend unfailing | 4 |
I have a friend who knows me so well | 2 |
I have blessed peace though the storm may beat | 2 |
I hear it in the midnight hour | 2 |
I knew I was a sinner | 2 |
I know I am a sinner in the sight of God | 2 |
I know I love my Savior, When all is fair and bright | 2 |
I love him because I know him | 4 |
I love him, though unworthy ever | 2 |
I love to think of Jesus, who else could it be | 10 |
I must have Jesus with me when the morning light | 4 |
I must lay this body down and soar away | 8 |
I need the blood to me applied | 2 |
I often wonder what shall be | 2 |
I saw around the throne | 2 |
I seem to see one walking | 3 |
I shall wear a golden crown, | 33 |
I sought to find my heart's desire | 2 |
I strive to walk the narrow way | 2 |
I walk with Jesus though his pierced feet | 2 |
I want to be there at the roll call | 3 |
I want to tell the story I love so well | 2 |
I was once a sinner, but I came | 47 |
I will not leave you comfortless (Miles) | 2 |
I will not let thee go until thou bless me even here | 2 |
I will seek to be a blessing | 5 |
I'd like to be a child again | 2 |
If a cross I bear | 3 |
If pathless forests meet my view | 7 |
If the voice of God should come to you today | 22 |
If to Christ our only King | 36 |
If you are a loafah an' a drunkard | 4 |
If you have knelt before your God in prayer | 2 |
I'll cling to him, whose pierced feet | 2 |
I'll cling to thee, Jesus, in joy and in pain | 2 |
I'll lift up my head and rejoicing I'll sing | 2 |
I'll never cease to love him, he's done so much for me | 4 |
I'll patiently wait on each promise | 1 |
I'm traveling now on the safest road | 9 |
I'm weary of bearing my burden | 6 |
In a manger low, in a cattle shed | 3 |
In my heart I have a song | 2 |
In the beauty of the earth and the glowing skies | 4 |
In the gardens of the world | 1 |
In the glory of the early morning | 2 |
In the meadows green | 1 |
In the sky the stars are shining | 1 |
In the strength of God | 1 |
In the tomb they laid him | 1 |
In the word of God is a wondrous plan | 2 |
In thy hands, O Jesus, all my life I place | 2 |
Is there on your heart a burden | 2 |
Is there One who can feed the hungry soul | 2 |
It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide | 58 |
I've been redeemed by the precious blood | 4 |
I've been redeemed thro' Jesus' precious blood | 1 |
I've left Egypt and its sin behind me | 2 |
Jerusalem, O city bright | 2 |
Jesus calls for soldiers true | 2 |
Jesus Christ my pardon purchased | 3 |
Jesus, I have come to thee | 3 |
Jesus in the morning when I wake | 2 |
Jesus knows my cares | 3 |
Jesus, my Savior, calls in tones so clear | 3 |
Jesus, my Savior, when I stand and view | 2 |
Jesus, the Son, who came to save us | 2 |
Jesus, to thee I kneel in sweet submission | 2 |
Jesus, to thy mighty name | 1 |
Jesus, we plead in one accord | 2 |
Joy is springing in this soul of mine and a song is in my heart | 4 |
Just a little nearer, speaks a loving voice | 3 |
Just a step from here to heaven | 2 |
Just beyond the river Jordan | 1 |
Just beyond the river Jordan, just across its chilling tide | 11 |
Just to have the loving heart of Jesus | 3 |
Kings of the earth dwell in palaces fair | 2 |
Lead on, King of Love | 1 |
Lead on, not with the sword the brave of the earth are wielding | 1 |
Let every tribe and ration | 1 |
Let me serve thee more and more | 1 |
Life is but a moment that soon will be past | 2 |
Life is but a span in the measure of years | 2 |
Life is full of sunshine when the sun | 3 |
Life is like the rolling ocean | 2 |
Like an army marching Come the children | 1 |
Listen to the song the birds are singing | 2 |
Living for the Master only | 2 |
Lo! an angel host descending | 3 |
Long ago I lost my evil love for sinning | 5 |
Look up when all the way is dark | 5 |
Lord, bless the songs thy people sing | 1 |
Lord, let my eyes be quick to see | 2 |
Lullaby, Lullaby, Angels guard thy sleeping | 2 |
Lying in a manger, see the Child | 1 |
March on, O sons of God | 6 |
Mid the throng in which I'm daily living | 3 |
My Father's house above | 3 |
My heart is singing as the days go by | 3 |
My lifeboat is sailing across the sea of time | 3 |
My Lord has done so much for me, through all the passing days | 3 |
My sins became so heavy | 1 |
My sins, O the peace giving thought | 2 |
My sins were many, without a doubt | 3 |
My soul had long been seeking peace and rest | 2 |
My trust I place now and ever | 6 |
My way was not the right way | 3 |
Myriads of fragrant flowers | 2 |
Name of all the names the dearest | 3 |
Never friendless, I have a wonderful friend | 3 |
Never mind the weather, dark or fair | 5 |
Night is over Now once more | 1 |
No caste nor creed, nor party pride | 2 |
No matter where you may roam, friend, someone cares | 2 |
Nothing have I to offer worth his praise | 2 |
Now Children's Day is over | 2 |
O come and walk with me | 2 |
O for words to sing unto Christ my King | 4 |
O Friend of sinners, I know thy great compassion | 3 |
O garden lowly, earthly yet holy | 2 |
O give ear to our cry O Lord | 3 |
O happy Christian, who knows his sin forgiven | 2 |
O how marvelous, O how wonderful | 2 |
O I'm travelling, hallelujah | 2 |
O joyous bells of Easter morning | 2 |
O let us to the tomb now wend | 3 |
O radiant morn, when Jesus was born | 2 |
O sin of mine, that bowed his head | 2 |
O sinner, your Savior now waiting stands | 7 |
O starry night, with a holy | 1 |
O the joyous greetings we shall see | 2 |
O the wondrous love the Father shows | 3 |
O what a change from a world of despair | 7 |
O what comfort is mine when the love-light I see | 2 |
Over the battlements of heaven | 8 |
O'er the hills and valleys let the tidings fly | 2 |
Over the sea, wild and free comes a call to you and me | 2 |
Oft perplexed by doubt and fear | 2 |
On our way, day by day | 1 |
On the cross my Savior died | 1 |
On the Eastern plain the flocks are sleeping | 1 |
On the mount exalted or in valley low | 2 |
Once so drearily we scanned the cloudy sky | 1 |
Once upon the cross Jesus died for me | 2 |
One more day of service ends | 2 |
Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight | 2 |
Open, O gates of glory | 2 |
Open wide the windows of your soul and find | 2 |
Other folks may not approve me | 2 |
Out on the ocean my frail bark will glide | 2 |
Over all a God of love is reigning | 3 |
Over and over, I'm tempted and tried | 2 |
Over the valleys the shadows fall | 2 |
Praises be to God for I am glory bound | 11 |
Prepare ye for service, put on the Gospel Armor | 2 |
Press on rejoicing for God is your hope | 1 |
Put on the armor of the gospel | 1 |
Rejoice, rejoice, the King | 2 |
Rejoice! The Lord Jehovah reigns | 2 |
Remember thy Creator and learn to heed his word | 7 |
Ring a message far and wide | 3 |
Ring on, O bells of hope | 5 |
Ring, ring, merry, merry bells | 2 |
Ringing sweetly on the quiet air | 2 |
Room for Jesus, can it be | 10 |
Rouse ye O ye freemen | 3 |
Safe in the fold we've gathered the sheep | 4 |
Said Washington to Betsy Ross | 5 |
Say, what means this great commotion | 2 |
See the foe advancing now, ready for the fray | 2 |
See, where the Mighty Victor | 2 |
Send forth the glad evangel | 1 |
Shadows are falling and voices | 1 |
Shepherd divine be thou near us | 3 |
Shine on, starry light | 1 |
Sin may leave its mark on me | 3 |
Sing a song of joy and gladness | 2 |
Sing a song of praise on the cloudy days | 1 |
Sing hosannas to the Living Lord | 2 |
Sing with joy, for the world still awaits to hear | 2 |
Singing to Christ our King as we march along | 1 |
Slumber, Child divine | 3 |
Softly the south winds are sighing | 1 |
Sometimes above the path I tread | 2 |
Sometimes the days seem so dreary | 2 |
Sometimes you grow weary | 2 |
Somewhere on the path of life | 3 |
Song birds come from the south | 1 |
Songbirds come from the south, hasten on your way | 1 |
Sons of God and heirs of heaven | 1 |
Souls are dying everywhere | 4 |
Sowing, sowing, sowing for the Master | 3 |
Star of the Christmas morning | 2 |
Star of the midnight gleaming | 2 |
Storms do not alarm me, they sometime must cease | 2 |
Summer days, filled with praise, Now on earth adoring | 1 |
Summer's gift is with us, joy is all around | 1 |
Sweep on to conquer the unknown world | 3 |
Sweet are the roses of Sharon | 5 |
Sweet is the voice of a mother | 1 |
Take Jesus with you in youth's brightest hours | 2 |
Take your burden to Jesus | 4 |
Tarry with me, my Savior, when the morn breaks | 8 |
The army of the cross advances | 4 |
The bells of heaven in tune with earth | 1 |
The birds have their nests, the blessed Master said | 2 |
The clarion call is ringing clear | 2 |
The clouds may hover over me | 1 |
The day is far spent, O Master | 2 |
The days that glide so swiftly down the highway of the past | 2 |
The golden sands are flowing | 3 |
The heavens are telling the glory of God (Miles) | 2 |
The hills are crowned with roses | 3 |
The hope of the world is Calvary | 2 |
The hope of the world is Jesus | 3 |
The love of the Savior of sinners | 5 |
The Master is come and calleth for thee (Miles) | 2 |
The meadows there are always green | 2 |
The mourners left weeping | 5 |
The night winds are singing | 1 |
The path that I have trod | 4 |
The pathway is often so dreary I scarce can see | 2 |
The Savior stands outside thy door | 2 |
The shadows of the night | 2 |
The story of redemption still is told | 2 |
The strangers to God his grace and his love | 4 |
The sunshine I have found will fill each day with joy | 7 |
The wise men sought him and worshiped at his feet | 1 |
The word came unto Noah, Go and build yourself an ark | 2 |
The word of the Lord can never fail | 4 |
The word that God has given, why should a man deny | 4 |
The world that God has given | 2 |
The youth of every land | 3 |
There are many mansions fair | 2 |
There are many souls in darkness living | 2 |
There are sorrows which for us are hard to bear | 3 |
There are souls that wait for the gospel light | 1 |
There are those who are discouraged | 2 |
There are two ways before me | 5 |
There is a city, bright and fair (Miles) | 2 |
There is a land of wondrous beauty | 13 |
There is a name that is laden with grace | 3 |
There is a Shepherd who cares for His own | 39 |
There is hope, O soul, for you | 5 |
There is no cross now standing on Calvary's hill | 3 |
There is no day so dark, but has its gleam | 3 |
There is no storm where Jesus is | 2 |
There is one who always walks beside me | 4 |
There is one who stands upon the threshold | 2 |
There is one whose love is steadfast ever | 1 |
There may be lands as yet unknown | 3 |
There was a Rose in Sharon growing | 2 |
There's a Friend who waits to save thee | 1 |
There's a happy home my soul shall dwell within | 1 |
There's a land of bliss eternal, Where the saints their Lord behold | 1 |
There's a land of peace and plenty | 4 |
There's a land to which my steps are leading | 4 |
There's a mansion that is waiting over there | 3 |
There's a message borne | 2 |
There's a mighty army marching, which can never be dismayed | 1 |
There's a mother on her knees in prayer | 4 |
There's a name that makes my happiness complete | 2 |
There's a new name written down in glory | 2 |
There's a robe that I shall wear | 3 |
There's a shout in the camp, keep the fires brightly burning | 13 |
There's a wedding feast preparing | 3 |
They crucified him who knew no sin | 2 |
They nailed my Lord upon the tree | 7 |
This is my salvation, Jesus died for me | 2 |
This land through which I journey, is beautiful to me | 4 |
This the morn Christ was born, long ago | 2 |
Though all the world may pass me by | 2 |
Though many, many years may pass away | 3 |
Though the tomb essayed to hold him | 4 |
Thou shalt not have, so says the Lord | 6 |
Though I know I must go through the valley low | 2 |
Though the hand of winter touches hill and plain | 2 |
Though the storms of life may gather | 2 |
Though the world allure with its gilded charm | 5 |
Through the heavy losses, and unyielding crosses | 2 |
Through the Savior, crucified | 1 |
Thy white stars laid in heaven's blue | 3 |
Time stands and waits while we go rushing by | 3 |
'Tis the Lord who redeems us, who has shown the way | 3 |
Toiling, and often weary | 2 |
Trusting in Jesus from day to day | 3 |
Trusting Jesus, trusting every day | 1 |
Trusting though the clouds may gather heavy overhead | 2 |
'Twas love that gave at greatest cost | 3 |
'Twas the life of Christ, my Lord | 8 |
'Twas when I surrendered to Christ my all | 2 |
Una vez perdido vivía yo | 2 |
Unto him who rose in his glory | 1 |
Up Calvary's hill Jesus patiently trod | 10 |
Uplifted high on Calvary across I see | 3 |
Waken O earth, nor silent | 1 |
Walking in the morning bright | 12 |
Walking with Jesus on Emmaus way | 2 |
We are looking upward every day | 2 |
We are marching on to the Glory land, We fear no foe before us | 2 |
We are sailors on the sea of life | 1 |
We are waiting for the dawning of the day | 2 |
We are willing workers, waiting Jesus' call | 2 |
We believe, O Lord, in the Holy Spirit [Ghost] | 4 |
We come, we come, with happy voices singing joyous songs of praise | 1 |
We walk and talk together | 4 |
Weary and wandering and sunken in sin | 4 |
You may look for me, for I'll be there | 1 |
References
- "C.A. Miles, 78, Dies; Wrote 3,000 Hymns; Composer of 'In the Garden,' of Which 3,000,000 Prints Were Made, Sold It for $4", The New York Times, March 12, 1946. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Philadelphia, March 11--C. Austin Miles of Pitman, N.J., author or composer of almost 3,000 hymns, including "In the Garden," died here yesterday in Hahnemann Hospital after a long illness at the age of 78."
- "Charles Austin Miles 1868–1946". nethymnal.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- "C. Austin Miles". hymnary.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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- "In the Garden". hymnary.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- "He's watching and waiting". hymnary.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- "Sweeter as the years roll by". hymnary.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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