C. Austin Miles


Charles Austin Miles was a prolific American writer of gospel songs, who is best known for his 1912 hymn "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. 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". He wrote at least 398 songs, and the music to at least 8 more.
His best-known song may be "In the Garden" ; sometimes known by its first line, "I Come to the Garden Alone". It has been included in 210 hymnals, and recorded numerous times.
A resident of Pitman, New Jersey, Miles died on March 10, 1946, at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.

Songs

TitleInstances in Hymnals
前在埃及為罪奴僕,不知何為自由2
A cheerful word, a kindly smile2
A fountain was opened on Calvary3
A King divine is a friend of mine3
A King is born in Bethlehem3
A little more giving, a little less greed2
A sinner more wretched than I9
A solas al huerto yo voy3
A wondrous song was given to me5
Across the mystic maze of years4
After a while, the burdens we have borne so long2
All blotted out, all blotted out2
All earth today is bright and gay4
All hail to thee, Emanuel6
All is dark, I cannot see my way2
All my cloudy days are bright3
All paths are bright2
All that drew me I have left behind2
All that held me, I have left behind2
All that I am or hope to be11
All the joy in the world is thine2
All the nations of the earth rejoice and sing2
All the world is bright to me2
Allt blifvit nytt, Efter aangest och strid2
Angels are singing a glad1
Anything or nothing, worldly wealth or fame4
As a lighthouse on the shore4
As of old when the hosts of Israel46
As the hills are round1
As the shadows of the night round are falling3
As wanderers far from home1
At morning, when we awaken2
At one with God, how rich is my condition5
At the cross, at the cross, Wonder found me2
Awake, and in his strength renewed9
Awake, awake, O earth, awake and sing2
Awake, awake, the dawn of day is breaking2
Awake, awake, with light the skies are glowing3
Away with doubt, away with fear5
Be like Jesus in the home when the trials come2
Be not idle today, time is passing away1
Beautiful flowers of Eden3
Believer, there's a blessing2
Bells of peace on high2
Betrayed with a kiss2
Blessed be he, the God of our salvation2
Blessed Comforter, dwell in me I pray2
Blessed day of joy and light1
Blow, softly blow o’er the hills and vales of Sharon2
Bring, O bring again to me2
By the blood on the cross of Calvary2
By thy love which feared no danger2
Calling from our ease Jesus bids us bear his banners on1
Can we behold, through gates of gold1
Carols sing to our King2
Child in lowly manger lying2
Child of sin, why will ye wander1
Christ is born, Christ is born2
Christ the king of glory Unto us is born1
Clinging to Calvary, where naught but love I see3
Close, close to thee, In childhood11
Clouds may hover over me and hide my view10
Come where the fountains are flowing2
Come, ye heavy laden3
Conquest banners streaming, Bid us onward go5
Cross crowned hill above a verdant plain2
Day by day, hour by hour2
Do you know my Savior as I know him?4
Does sin beset your daily path2
Don't you hear the tumult in the city4
Down by a river where the breezes blow2
Draw me nearer, O my Savior3
Dropping, dropping falls the rain1
Each moment I will trust in him who did so much for me1
Earth filled with joy sings the glad refrain1
Earth is but a place to tarry2
Earth to summer's joy1
Easter bells, Easter bells, pealing2
Ever abiding in his love2
Ever of him I am singing1
Every bird and blossom1
Every nodding blossom seems to say today1
Every voice that carols to the King2
Faces bright with delight On this happy morn!3
Faith reveals in untold beauty2
Faithful is he and great his mercies are11
Falter not, falter not in the battle2
Far above earth's tumult15
Far above the world so high2
Far and near sweet and clear1
Far and wide the angels' song2
Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling134
Far from my Savior I wandered2
Far up the mountain of sin do I roam2
Father divine, hear in this hour1
Flow, flow on life's broad stream2
Flow on, flow on, O rivers glad1
Flowers in the meadow growing4
For gentle rain that fills anew the spring2
For my sins, is pardon found3
For you, sinner, for you2
Forward, Christian soldier, go3
From dawn to evensong is but a day2
From the morning dawn as the hours roll on2
From the throne flows a wondrous stream7
Galilean, meek and lowly4
Ĝardenen mi venas en sol'2
Gather from the hillsides, gather from the plains2
Gather the sunbeams as they fall across the path of youth2
Give me no treasures that last but a while3
Go and tell unto all the gospel story12
God holds the key to the crosses2
God is calling now for workers where no light has gone2
God is ever careful of his own4
God laid on me a cross to carry2
God's own hand shall lead me5
Good night and God bless you2
Grant, my dear Lord, thy blessing unto me5
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! In the city of our God 2
Hark, on the highway of life a sound As crested waves of ocean roar9
Hark, the Sabbath bells are pealing Softly o'er the dew-kissed land2
Hasten away, do not delay3
Hate made a cross from the wood of a tree3
Have you done your very best3
Have you ever tried to bear your burdens all alone13
He my refuge is, my fortress, I will put my trust in him3
He will hear me when I call1
Hear the chimes of the gospel bells2
Hear the Easter bells, blessed Easter bells1
Hear the song of the murmuring sea1
Heavenly doors were opened3
Here in the name of Christ our King2
Here we all must part, here the aching heart14
Hold thou my hand, O Lord when pleasures vain allure me2
Holy Bible, word divine3
How glorious is the holy word4
How often you think of your home2
Hvar och ensaa s'ger Gud2
I am fully satisfied with Jesus' love2
I am glad to tell, with my soul 'tis well2
I am happy every day, for I know2
I am happy in the Lord, sweetly trusting2
I am not under law, I'm under grace5
I am rejoicing now in sins forgiven6
I am sailing on a sea3
I am the Way, the Savior said, And I would10
I can face all trials here2
I cannot keep from singing, the Praises of My God2
I cannot understand while walking hand in hand2
I claim for my own a King on a throne4
I come to the garden alone220
I do not know and none can tell2
I do not know the depths of Jesus' love, that brought Him down7
I have a Comrade who knows me well2
I have a cross that I must bear2
I have a friend indeed, a friend I often need9
I have a friend, than whom I need no other2
I have a friend unfailing4
I have a friend who knows me so well2
I have blessed peace though the storm may beat2
I hear it in the midnight hour2
I knew I was a sinner2
I know I am a sinner in the sight of God2
I know I love my Savior, When all is fair and bright2
I love him because I know him4
I love him, though unworthy ever2
I love to think of Jesus, who else could it be10
I must have Jesus with me when the morning light4
I must lay this body down and soar away8
I need the blood to me applied2
I often wonder what shall be2
I saw around the throne2
I seem to see one walking3
I shall wear a golden crown,33
I sought to find my heart's desire2
I strive to walk the narrow way2
I walk with Jesus though his pierced feet2
I want to be there at the roll call3
I want to tell the story I love so well2
I was once a sinner, but I came47
I will not leave you comfortless 2
I will not let thee go until thou bless me even here2
I will seek to be a blessing5
I'd like to be a child again2
If a cross I bear3
If pathless forests meet my view7
If the voice of God should come to you today22
If to Christ our only King36
If you are a loafah an' a drunkard4
If you have knelt before your God in prayer2
I'll cling to him, whose pierced feet2
I'll cling to thee, Jesus, in joy and in pain2
I'll lift up my head and rejoicing I'll sing2
I'll never cease to love him, he's done so much for me4
I’ll patiently wait on each promise1
I'm traveling now on the safest road9
I'm weary of bearing my burden6
In a manger low, in a cattle shed3
In my heart I have a song2
In the beauty of the earth and the glowing skies4
In the gardens of the world1
In the glory of the early morning2
In the meadows green1
In the sky the stars are shining1
In the strength of God1
In the tomb they laid him1
In the word of God is a wondrous plan2
In thy hands, O Jesus, all my life I place2
Is there on your heart a burden2
Is there One who can feed the hungry soul2
It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide58
I've been redeemed by the precious blood4
I've been redeemed thro' Jesus' precious blood1
I've left Egypt and its sin behind me2
Jerusalem, O city bright2
Jesus calls for soldiers true2
Jesus Christ my pardon purchased3
Jesus, I have come to thee3
Jesus in the morning when I wake2
Jesus knows my cares3
Jesus, my Savior, calls in tones so clear3
Jesus, my Savior, when I stand and view2
Jesus, the Son, who came to save us2
Jesus, to thee I kneel in sweet submission2
Jesus, to thy mighty name1
Jesus, we plead in one accord2
Joy is springing in this soul of mine and a song is in my heart4
Just a little nearer, speaks a loving voice3
Just a step from here to heaven2
Just beyond the river Jordan1
Just beyond the river Jordan, just across its chilling tide11
Just to have the loving heart of Jesus3
Kings of the earth dwell in palaces fair2
Lead on, King of Love1
Lead on, not with the sword the brave of the earth are wielding1
Let every tribe and ration1
Let me serve thee more and more1
Life is but a moment that soon will be past2
Life is but a span in the measure of years2
Life is full of sunshine when the sun3
Life is like the rolling ocean2
Like an army marching Come the children1
Listen to the song the birds are singing2
Living for the Master only2
Lo! an angel host descending3
Long ago I lost my evil love for sinning5
Look up when all the way is dark5
Lord, bless the songs thy people sing1
Lord, let my eyes be quick to see2
Lullaby, Lullaby, Angels guard thy sleeping2
Lying in a manger, see the Child1
March on, O sons of God6
Mid the throng in which I'm daily living3
My Father's house above3
My heart is singing as the days go by3
My lifeboat is sailing across the sea of time3
My Lord has done so much for me, through all the passing days3
My sins became so heavy1
My sins, O the peace giving thought2
My sins were many, without a doubt3
My soul had long been seeking peace and rest2
My trust I place now and ever6
My way was not the right way3
Myriads of fragrant flowers2
Name of all the names the dearest3
Never friendless, I have a wonderful friend3
Never mind the weather, dark or fair5
Night is over Now once more1
No caste nor creed, nor party pride2
No matter where you may roam, friend, someone cares2
Nothing have I to offer worth his praise2
Now Children’s Day is over2
O come and walk with me2
O for words to sing unto Christ my King4
O Friend of sinners, I know thy great compassion3
O garden lowly, earthly yet holy2
O give ear to our cry O Lord3
O happy Christian, who knows his sin forgiven2
O how marvelous, O how wonderful2
O I'm travelling, hallelujah2
O joyous bells of Easter morning2
O let us to the tomb now wend3
O radiant morn, when Jesus was born2
O sin of mine, that bowed his head2
O sinner, your Savior now waiting stands7
O starry night, with a holy1
O the joyous greetings we shall see2
O the wondrous love the Father shows3
O what a change from a world of despair7
O what comfort is mine when the love-light I see2
Over the battlements of heaven8
O'er the hills and valleys let the tidings fly2
Over the sea, wild and free comes a call to you and me2
Oft perplexed by doubt and fear2
On our way, day by day1
On the cross my Savior died1
On the Eastern plain the flocks are sleeping1
On the mount exalted or in valley low2
Once so drearily we scanned the cloudy sky1
Once upon the cross Jesus died for me2
One more day of service ends2
Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight2
Open, O gates of glory2
Open wide the windows of your soul and find2
Other folks may not approve me2
Out on the ocean my frail bark will glide2
Over all a God of love is reigning3
Over and over, I'm tempted and tried2
Over the valleys the shadows fall2
Praises be to God for I am glory bound11
Prepare ye for service, put on the Gospel Armor2
Press on rejoicing for God is your hope1
Put on the armor of the gospel1
Rejoice, rejoice, the King2
Rejoice! The Lord Jehovah reigns2
Remember thy Creator and learn to heed his word7
Ring a message far and wide3
Ring on, O bells of hope5
Ring, ring, merry, merry bells2
Ringing sweetly on the quiet air2
Room for Jesus, can it be10
Rouse ye O ye freemen3
Safe in the fold we've gathered the sheep4
Said Washington to Betsy Ross5
Say, what means this great commotion2
See the foe advancing now, ready for the fray2
See, where the Mighty Victor2
Send forth the glad evangel1
Shadows are falling and voices1
Shepherd divine be thou near us3
Shine on, starry light1
Sin may leave its mark on me3
Sing a song of joy and gladness2
Sing a song of praise on the cloudy days1
Sing hosannas to the Living Lord2
Sing with joy, for the world still awaits to hear2
Singing to Christ our King as we march along1
Slumber, Child divine3
Softly the south winds are sighing1
Sometimes above the path I tread2
Sometimes the days seem so dreary2
Sometimes you grow weary2
Somewhere on the path of life3
Song birds come from the south1
Songbirds come from the south, hasten on your way1
Sons of God and heirs of heaven1
Souls are dying everywhere4
Sowing, sowing, sowing for the Master3
Star of the Christmas morning2
Star of the midnight gleaming2
Storms do not alarm me, they sometime must cease2
Summer days, filled with praise, Now on earth adoring1
Summer's gift is with us, joy is all around1
Sweep on to conquer the unknown world3
Sweet are the roses of Sharon5
Sweet is the voice of a mother1
Take Jesus with you in youth's brightest hours2
Take your burden to Jesus4
Tarry with me, my Savior, when the morn breaks8
The army of the cross advances4
The bells of heaven in tune with earth1
The birds have their nests, the blessed Master said2
The clarion call is ringing clear2
The clouds may hover over me1
The day is far spent, O Master2
The days that glide so swiftly down the highway of the past2
The golden sands are flowing3
The heavens are telling the glory of God 2
The hills are crowned with roses3
The hope of the world is Calvary2
The hope of the world is Jesus3
The love of the Savior of sinners5
The Master is come and calleth for thee 2
The meadows there are always green2
The mourners left weeping5
The night winds are singing1
The path that I have trod4
The pathway is often so dreary I scarce can see2
The Savior stands outside thy door2
The shadows of the night2
The story of redemption still is told2
The strangers to God his grace and his love4
The sunshine I have found will fill each day with joy7
The wise men sought him and worshiped at his feet1
The word came unto Noah, Go and build yourself an ark2
The word of the Lord can never fail4
The word that God has given, why should a man deny4
The world that God has given2
The youth of every land3
There are many mansions fair2
There are many souls in darkness living2
There are sorrows which for us are hard to bear3
There are souls that wait for the gospel light1
There are those who are discouraged2
There are two ways before me5
There is a city, bright and fair 2
There is a land of wondrous beauty13
There is a name that is laden with grace3
There is a Shepherd who cares for His own39
There is hope, O soul, for you5
There is no cross now standing on Calvary’s hill3
There is no day so dark, but has its gleam3
There is no storm where Jesus is2
There is one who always walks beside me4
There is one who stands upon the threshold2
There is one whose love is steadfast ever1
There may be lands as yet unknown3
There was a Rose in Sharon growing2
There's a Friend who waits to save thee1
There's a happy home my soul shall dwell within1
There's a land of bliss eternal, Where the saints their Lord behold1
There's a land of peace and plenty4
There's a land to which my steps are leading4
There's a mansion that is waiting over there3
There's a message borne2
There's a mighty army marching, which can never be dismayed1
There's a mother on her knees in prayer4
There's a name that makes my happiness complete2
There's a new name written down in glory2
There's a robe that I shall wear3
There's a shout in the camp, keep the fires brightly burning13
There's a wedding feast preparing3
They crucified him who knew no sin2
They nailed my Lord upon the tree7
This is my salvation, Jesus died for me2
This land through which I journey, is beautiful to me4
This the morn Christ was born, long ago2
Though all the world may pass me by2
Though many, many years may pass away3
Though the tomb essayed to hold him4
Thou shalt not have, so says the Lord6
Though I know I must go through the valley low2
Though the hand of winter touches hill and plain2
Though the storms of life may gather2
Though the world allure with its gilded charm5
Through the heavy losses, and unyielding crosses2
Through the Savior, crucified1
Thy white stars laid in heaven's blue3
Time stands and waits while we go rushing by3
'Tis the Lord who redeems us, who has shown the way3
Toiling, and often weary2
Trusting in Jesus from day to day3
Trusting Jesus, trusting every day1
Trusting though the clouds may gather heavy overhead2
'Twas love that gave at greatest cost3
'Twas the life of Christ, my Lord8
'Twas when I surrendered to Christ my all2
Una vez perdido vivía yo2
Unto him who rose in his glory1
Up Calvary's hill Jesus patiently trod10
Uplifted high on Calvary across I see3
Waken O earth, nor silent1
Walking in the morning bright12
Walking with Jesus on Emmaus way2
We are looking upward every day2
We are marching on to the Glory land, We fear no foe before us2
We are sailors on the sea of life1
We are waiting for the dawning of the day2
We are willing workers, waiting Jesus' call2
We believe, O Lord, in the Holy Spirit 4
We come, we come, with happy voices singing joyous songs of praise1
We walk and talk together4
Weary and wandering and sunken in sin4
You may look for me, for I'll be there1