06/25/2026
Are you familiar with the hymn “In the Garden”?
If you’re over the age of 30, you’ve likely heard it at a funeral more often than during Sunday Worship.
If you’re under the age of 30, then there might be several old hymns that you’re not familiar with.
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Over the summer, will feature some of those old hymns.
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“In the Garden” is a devotional hymn that reflects the intimate fellowship between the risen Christ Jesus and the believer. The scriptural connection of the hymn takes us to when Mary Magdalene first encountered Jesus after she found the tomb empty.
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The reason this hymn is often sung at funerals is simply because it was a favorite among those born 1928-1964; the Silent Generation and the Baby Boomers.
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John 20:11-18
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
“11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.”
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Give it a listen here:
https://youtu.be/Rmg0UGllTp8?is=RJt8OZtaPspn4vFz
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