Biography of c austin miles poem

"He looked a little like a southern colonel with his white mustache and a small flower in his lapel. His extraordinary sense of humor and dry wit could be very caustic if he thought the occasion demanded it - a truly brilliant man." This is a description of C.

Austin Miles, the man who wrote the song which is the subject of this article. It's popularity is enormous and prolonged.

According to some polls "In the Garden" is popular abroad, as well as in the United States.

The joy we share as we tarry there

More than a million recordings and printed copies of it have been sold. It is virtually impossible to pick up a standard hymnal and find it omitted.

Miles attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1892, he abandoned his career as a pharmacist and wrote his first Gospel song, which was published by the Hall-Mack Company. He later became editor and manager of the music publishing company and served them for 37 years.

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