If I Planted a Garden

Words and music by Sally DeFord
www.defordmusic.com
Vocals by Allyse Smith Taylor
www.alysesmithtaylor.com
Flute by Mara Riley
Sheet music available for free download at defordmusic.com
Lyrics:
If I planted a garden
If I carefully sowed
If I nourished each tiny seed
If I tended it well and helped it to grow
What a beautiful harvest I'd reap
In my life, like a garden, there are seeds to be sown
I must choose with the greatest care
Planting only what's good
So I can be sure only beautiful things will grow there
I am planting my garden every day of my life
And the harvest is mine to keep
If I plant seeds of faith, of honor and truth
What a beautiful harvest I'll reap
Behind the song:
This is the fourth of the songs I wrote for my children. Daniel was just a baby when I wrote it. I hoped that throughout his lifetime he'd remember the scripture, "...whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." We plant seeds every day of our lives, and when the seed grows, the harvest is our own to keep. Good seed grows good fruit, and the harvest our Heavenly Father gives us is beautiful.