Long Ago, Within a Garden
Just two weeks before Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles died, he gave a classic talk on three gardens of God , which inspired me to write the lyrics to "Long Ago, Within a Garden," gorgeously set to music by fellow Caldwell native and composer Daniel Carter . The first three verses discuss the three gardens of God, moving from the Garden of Eden to the Garden of Gethsemane to the Garden of the Empty Tomb. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve became subject to death when they partook of the forbidden fruit. 1. Long ago, within a garden, Adam tasted fruit with Eve, Death would be our awful burden; o nly One could set us free. Adam and Eve Leaving the Garden of Eden , by Joseph Brickey. I n Gethsemane and Calvary our Savior paid the penalty for their transgression (and ours). 2. Jesus came to win a pardon, or praying in Gethsemane, Humbly suff'ring in a garden, c rucified on Calvary. On the third day, Christ rose from the tomb...
