I Have a Garden

Author: Mary Hale Woolsey

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1. I have a garden, a lovely garden,f11. I have a garden, a lovely garden, 2With flowers blossoming ever fair;2With flowers blossoming ever fair; 3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly,3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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1. I have a garden, a lovely garden, 2With flowers blossoming ever fair;2With flowers blossoming ever fair; 3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly,3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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With flowers blossoming ever fair;2With flowers blossoming ever fair; 3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly,3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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With flowers blossoming ever fair; 3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly,3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly,3Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Where sun shines brightly, and rain falls lightly, 4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And breezes gather sweet fragrance there.4And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And breezes gather sweet fragrance there. 5Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Songbirds come singing out of the sky;5Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Songbirds come singing out of the sky; n6Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Butterflies winging, hovering by;n6Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Butterflies winging, hobering by; 7And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And in my garden, my lovely garden,7And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And in my garden, my lovely garden, 8There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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There’s always beauty to greet the eye.8There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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There’s always beauty to greet the eye. 99 102. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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2. I have a garden, a secret garden,102. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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2. I have a garden, a secret garden, t11Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Where tho’ts like flowers grow day by day;t11Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Where thot’s like flowers grow day by day; 12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them,12’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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’Tis I must choose them, and tend and use them, 13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And cast all wrong ones like weeds away.13And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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And cast all wrong ones like weeds away. 14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Goodness and love are seeds that I sow;14Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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Goodness and love are seeds that I sow; 15God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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God up above will help me I know,15God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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God up above will help me I know, 16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden,16To keep my garden, my heart’s own garden, 17A place where beauty will always grow.17A place where beauty will always grow. 1818
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