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| 1. Ther | e's a sacred and hallowed retreat, Where my soul finds a fellowship |
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| sw | eet. Wher | e the Lord of my l | ife I may meet | . In t | he garden | of my heart. |
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| In t | he cool of t | he day He walks wit | h me. In the rose-bo | rdered way, He talks |
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| with me. | In | love's holy union | and sacred communion, | In th | e garden of my |
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| h | eart. |
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| 2. Ther | e is naught can disturb or molest. There my spirit finds comfort and |
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| rest. And | my soul is no lon | ger distressed, | In the g | arden of m | y heart. |
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| 3. Shut | away from earth's strife and its din, And protected from soul |
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| sin, For | my Savior is dwe | lling wit | hin, In | the garden | of my heart. |
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| 4. The | re the dove of sweet peace always sings, And my faith ever trustingly |
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| c | lings. And the | chime of sweet happiness | rings, In | the gard | en of my h | eart. |
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