“A Piper’s Garden”

Volume 3

There is an underlying theme in every hymn in “A Piper’s Garden.”  It is that “one is nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth.”  Hence, several hymns speak of the nearness of God, namely, “Near To The Heart of God,” “Nearer, My God, To Thee,” and “Nearer, Still Nearer.”

Arrangements are explicit, and these hymns may be executed in a melodious and majestic manner.  They are a challenge to the professional piper, as well as to the novice.

Corresponding words accompany every hymn because they are inseparable from the music.  You will want to learn both.  Poets complement melodies with words of admiration for God’s creation -the flowers, tall trees, birds, mountains, rivers and meadows.  Every verse reminds us that God’s wonders give us sufficient reason to praise Him.

“A Piper’s Garden” provides pipers with an insight into the metaphorical relationship between the ever-changing beauty of a perennial garden, and the value of a spiritually guided abundant life.  Either one is a glorification of God.

To meet God in a garden is to walk and talk with a Friend, whose love has been nurtured in the heart, and guarded by the walls of spirituality.  Ultimately, "A Piper's Garden" is the sanctuary of his or her heart, in which "garden" the love of God is nourished, to be shared with others.
 

“A Piper’s Garden”

Volume 3

Alphabetical Index by Hymn Title  

A Grateful Song Of Praise

A Little Seed

A Quiet Place

All Things Bright And Beautiful

An English Country Garden

As Raindrops Refresh

As Seasons Come And Go

Bendemeer’s Stream

Birds Are Singing

Bonny Mary Of Argyle

Can A Little Child Like Me?

Down Yonder Green Valley

Father, We Thank Thee For The Night

For the Beauty Of The Earth

God Careth For Me

God Is Ever Good

God Sees The Little Sparrow Fall

God, Who Touches The Earth With Beauty

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

How Sweet The Lily Grows

I Walk With The King

In Pleasant Places

In The Bulb There Is A Flower

In The Garden

In The Time Of Roses

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming

Longing For Spring

Morning Has Broken

My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose

My Saviour’s Love

My Wild Irish Rose

Near To The Heart Of God

Nearer, My God, To Thee

Nearer, Still Nearer

Of All The Spirit’s Gifts To Me

See The Shining Dewdrops

See the Sky Above Us

Still, Still With Thee

Sweet Is the Breath Of Morning Air

Tell Me The Stories Of Jesus

The Beautiful Garden Of Prayer

The Glory Of The Spring

The Last Rose Of Summer

The Lily Of The Valley

The Summer Days

This Is My Father’s World

Thy Word Is Like A Garden, Lord

When You Wore A Tulip

Where the Roses Never Fade

Work, For The Night Is Coming

Would God I Were The Tender Apple Blossom