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| To the Lord we're as a garden, 
 
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|  | 1. | To the Lord we're as a garden, | 
|  |  | Out from which the spices flow; | 
|  |  | All the precious fruits of Jesus | 
|  |  | Freely in this garden grow. | 
|  |  | Spikenard, saffron, henna flower, | 
|  |  | Cinnamon and calamus, | 
|  |  | Frankincense and myrrh and aloes; | 
|  |  | O Lord, we would ever grow Thee thus. | 
|  | 2. | O Lord, come into Thy garden, | 
|  |  | Come, Beloved, come and eat | 
|  |  | Freely for Thy satisfaction | 
|  |  | Of Thy fruit, abundant, sweet. | 
|  |  | "Yea," Thou answerest, "I am eating | 
|  |  | Honeycomb with honey pure." | 
|  |  | All sweet spices from Thy garden, | 
|  |  | Doth Thy satisfaction, Lord, secure. | 
|  | 3. | All the produce of the garden | 
|  |  | Is with resurrection filled | 
|  |  | That the Lord may have a city, | 
|  |  | Fruits of resurrection build. | 
|  |  | >From the garden to the city, | 
|  |  | Growth transformed to precious stone; | 
|  |  | Christ is thus expressed, reflected- | 
|  |  | God in all His glory fully shown. | 
|  | 4. | Now the city, fair and comely, | 
|  |  | As the dawn, triumphantly, | 
|  |  | Is an army strong and mighty | 
|  |  | Marching forth in victory. | 
|  |  | Lo, the city and the army- | 
|  |  | Saints transformed in one accord. | 
|  |  | What a terror to the devil, | 
|  |  | And so beautiful unto the Lord! |