The Garden
Words and Music by Kimberlee M. Leber
©2017 My Diary Publishing (BMI)
God of Light gave birth to man
He made a wife
They walked the land
Paradise, every need met
Subdue the Earth, they were told
Authority, dominion spoke
From their mouths
Over all
In God's image and likeness we were made
With His power to rule and reign
He gave us the Garden
In His Kingdom we'll remain
The Fall of Man came with pride
He let the Snake deceive his mind
Dominion lost
The curse to be replaced
God's Remedy, our only hope
To send Himself and overthrow Satan's plan
Destroyed by Christ
In God's image and likeness we were made
With His power to rule and reign
He gave us the Garden
In His Kingdom we'll remain
In God's image and likeness we were made
With His power to rule and reign
He gave us the Garden
In His Kingdom we'll remain
As it is in Heaven so on Earth will be displayed
In God's image and likeness we were made
With His power to rule and reign
Through our Savior restoration's here to stay
As it is in Heaven so on Earth will be displayed
Inspiration Behind the Song
When God created humanity, in the Garden of Eden, He made us in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-28). He intended for us to be an exact duplication of Himself with power and amazing ability. He even gave Adam authority and dominion, telling him to subdue every creeping thing, furthermore reign over all the Earth. When Adam didn't follow God's instruction by subduing the Snake (Satan), soon after he and Eve were deceived by him and gave over their authority and dominion to him, thereby causing the “Fall of Man”. This caused separation in spirit from God, destroying all the blessings of Paradise and replacing them with the curse (thorns, thistles, sin, sickness, disease, and death).
God's only Remedy was to send Himself in the form of a man to take back what had been given over to Satan, by giving birth to Christ in the flesh aka the “Second Adam”, and restore humanity back to God's original design and intention. Through our Lord and Savior conquering Satan at the Cross, Christians can now live once again in “The Garden”, above the curse from the Fall. Moreover, we can live on Earth as it is in Heaven, which is the inspiration behind this Biblically-based song.