He studied at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1892, he ceased to practice as a pharmacist. His first gospel song, "List! ’Tis Jesus’ Voice", was published by the Hall-Mack Company. He worked as editor and manager at Hall-Mack for 37 years. He is buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sewell, NJ.
He said, "It is as a writer of gospel songs I am proud to be known, for in that way I may be of the most use to my Master, whom I serve willingly although not as efficiently as is my desire".[1][2] He wrote at least 398 songs, and the music to at least 8 more.[3]
His best-known song may be "In the Garden" (1912); sometimes known by its first line, "I Come to the Garden Alone". It has been included in 210 hymnals,[4] and recorded numerous times.
| Title | Instances in Hymnals |
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| 前在埃及為罪奴僕，不知何為自由 | 2 |
| A cheerful word, a kindly smile | 2
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| A fountain was opened on Calvary | 3
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| A King divine is a friend of mine | 3 |
| A King is born in Bethlehem | 3 |
| A little more giving, a little less greed | 2 |
| A sinner more wretched than I | 9 |
| A solas al huerto yo voy | 3 |
| A wondrous song was given to me | 5 |
| Across the mystic maze of years | 4 |
| After a while, the burdens we have borne so long | 2 |
| All blotted out, all blotted out | 2 |
| All earth today is bright and gay | 4 |
| All hail to thee, Emanuel | 6 |
| All is dark, I cannot see my way | 2 |
| All my cloudy days are bright | 3 |
| All paths are bright | 2 |
| All that drew me I have left behind | 2 |
| All that held me, I have left behind | 2 |
| All that I am or hope to be | 11 |
| All the joy in the world is thine | 2 |
| All the nations of the earth rejoice and sing | 2 |
| All the world is bright to me | 2 |
| Allt blifvit nytt, Efter aangest och strid | 2 |
| Angels are singing a glad | 1 |
| Anything or nothing, worldly wealth or fame | 4 |
| As a lighthouse on the shore | 4 |
| As of old when the hosts of Israel | 46 |
| As the hills are round | 1 |
| As the shadows of the night round are falling | 3 |
| As wanderers far from home | 1 |
| At morning, when we awaken | 2 |
| At one with God, how rich is my condition | 5 |
| At the cross, at the cross, Wonder found me | 2 |
| Awake, and in his strength renewed | 9 |
| Awake, awake, O earth, awake and sing | 2 |
| Awake, awake, the dawn of day is breaking | 2 |
| Awake, awake, with light the skies are glowing | 3 |
| Away with doubt, away with fear | 5 |
| Be like Jesus in the home when the trials come | 2 |
| Be not idle today, time is passing away | 1 |
| Beautiful flowers of Eden | 3 |
| Believer, there's a blessing | 2 |
| Bells of peace on high | 2 |
| Betrayed with a kiss | 2 |
| Blessed be he, the God of our salvation | 2 |
| Blessed Comforter, dwell in me I pray | 2 |
| Blessed day of joy and light | 1 |
| Blow, softly blow o’er the hills and vales of Sharon | 2 |
| Bring, O bring again to me | 2 |
| By the blood on the cross of Calvary | 2 |
| By thy love which feared no danger | 2 |
| Calling from our ease Jesus bids us bear his banners on | 1 |
| Can we behold, through gates of gold | 1 |
| Carols sing to our King | 2 |
| Child in lowly manger lying | 2 |
| Child of sin, why will ye wander | 1 |
| Christ is born, Christ is born | 2 |
| Christ the king of glory Unto us is born | 1 |
| Clinging to Calvary, where naught but love I see | 3 |
| Close, close to thee, In childhood | 11 |
| Clouds may hover over me and hide my view | 10 |
| Come where the fountains are flowing | 2 |
| Come, ye heavy laden | 3 |
| Conquest banners streaming, Bid us onward go | 5 |
| Cross crowned hill above a verdant plain | 2 |
| Day by day, hour by hour | 2 |
| Do you know my Savior as I know him? | 4 |
| Does sin beset your daily path | 2 |
| Don't you hear the tumult in the city | 4 |
| Down by a river where the breezes blow | 2 |
| Draw me nearer, O my Savior | 3 |
| Dropping, dropping falls the rain | 1 |
| Each moment I will trust in him who did so much for me | 1 |
| Earth filled with joy sings the glad refrain | 1 |
| Earth is but a place to tarry | 2 |
| Earth to summer's joy | 1 |
| Easter bells, Easter bells, pealing | 2 |
| Ever abiding in his love | 2 |
| Ever of him I am singing | 1 |
| Every bird and blossom | 1 |
| Every nodding blossom seems to say today | 1 |
| Every voice that carols to the King | 2 |
| Faces bright with delight On this happy morn! | 3 |
| Faith reveals in untold beauty | 2 |
| Faithful is he and great his mercies are | 11 |
| Falter not, falter not in the battle | 2 |
| Far above earth's tumult | 15 |
| Far above the world so high | 2 |
| Far and near sweet and clear | 1 |
| Far and wide the angels' song | 2 |
| Far away the noise of strife upon my ear is falling | 134 |
| Far from my Savior I wandered | 2 |
| Far up the mountain of sin do I roam | 2 |
| Father divine, hear in this hour | 1 |
| Flow, flow on life's broad stream | 2 |
| Flow on, flow on, O rivers glad | 1 |
| Flowers in the meadow growing | 4 |
| For gentle rain that fills anew the spring | 2 |
| For my sins, is pardon found | 3 |
| For you, sinner, for you | 2 |
| Forward, Christian soldier, go | 3 |
| From dawn to evensong is but a day | 2 |
| From the morning dawn as the hours roll on | 2 |
| From the throne flows a wondrous stream | 7 |
| Galilean, meek and lowly | 4 |
| Ĝardenen mi venas en sol' | 2 |
| Gather from the hillsides, gather from the plains | 2 |
| Gather the sunbeams as they fall across the path of youth | 2 |
| Give me no treasures that last but a while | 3 |
| Go and tell unto all the gospel story | 12 |
| God holds the key to the crosses | 2 |
| God is calling now for workers where no light has gone | 2 |
| God is ever careful of his own | 4 |
| God laid on me a cross to carry | 2 |
| God's own hand shall lead me | 5 |
| Good night and God bless you | 2 |
| Grant, my dear Lord, thy blessing unto me | 5 |
| Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! In the city of our God (Miles) | 2 |
| Hark, on the highway of life a sound As crested waves of ocean roar | 9 |
| Hark, the Sabbath bells are pealing Softly o'er the dew-kissed land | 2 |
| Hasten away, do not delay | 3 |
| Hate made a cross from the wood of a tree | 3 |
| Have you done your very best | 3 |
| Have you ever tried to bear your burdens all alone | 13 |
| He my refuge is, my fortress, I will put my trust in him | 3 |
| He will hear me when I call | 1 |
| Hear the chimes of the gospel bells | 2 |
| Hear the Easter bells, blessed Easter bells | 1 |
| Hear the song of the murmuring sea | 1 |
| Heavenly doors were opened | 3 |
| Here in the name of Christ our King | 2 |
| Here we all must part, here the aching heart | 14 |
| Hold thou my hand, O Lord when pleasures vain allure me | 2 |
| Holy Bible, word divine | 3 |
| How glorious is the holy word | 4 |
| How often you think of your home | 2 |
| Hvar och ensaa s'ger Gud | 2 |
| I am fully satisfied with Jesus' love | 2 |
| I am glad to tell, with my soul 'tis well | 2 |
| I am happy every day, for I know | 2 |
| I am happy in the Lord, sweetly trusting | 2 |
| I am not under law, I'm under grace | 5 |
| I am rejoicing now in sins forgiven | 6 |
| I am sailing on a sea | 3 |
| I am the Way, the Savior said, And I would | 10 |
| I can face all trials here | 2 |
| I cannot keep from singing, the Praises of My God | 2 |
| I cannot understand while walking hand in hand | 2 |
| I claim for my own a King on a throne | 4 |
| I come to the garden alone | 220 |
| I do not know and none can tell | 2 |
| I do not know the depths of Jesus' love, that brought Him down | 7 |
| I have a Comrade who knows me well | 2 |
| I have a cross that I must bear | 2 |
| I have a friend indeed, a friend I often need | 9 |
| I have a friend, than whom I need no other | 2 |
| I have a friend unfailing | 4 |
| I have a friend who knows me so well | 2 |
| I have blessed peace though the storm may beat | 2 |
| I hear it in the midnight hour | 2 |
| I knew I was a sinner | 2 |
| I know I am a sinner in the sight of God | 2 |
| I know I love my Savior, When all is fair and bright | 2 |
| I love him because I know him | 4 |
| I love him, though unworthy ever | 2 |
| I love to think of Jesus, who else could it be | 10 |
| I must have Jesus with me when the morning light | 4 |
| I must lay this body down and soar away | 8 |
| I need the blood to me applied | 2 |
| I often wonder what shall be | 2 |
| I saw around the throne | 2 |
| I seem to see one walking | 3 |
| I shall wear a golden crown, | 33 |
| I sought to find my heart's desire | 2 |
| I strive to walk the narrow way | 2 |
| I walk with Jesus though his pierced feet | 2 |
| I want to be there at the roll call | 3 |
| I want to tell the sory I love so well | 2 |
| I was once a sinner, but I came | 47 |
| I will not leave you comfortless (Miles) | 2 |
| I will not let thee go until thou bless me even here | 2 |
| I will seek to be a blessing | 5 |
| I'd like to be a child again | 2 |
| If a cross I bear | 3 |
| If pathless forests meet my view | 7 |
| If the voice of God should come to you today | 22 |
| If to Christ our only King | 36 |
| If you are a loafah an' a drunkard | 4 |
| If you have knelt before your God in prayer | 2 |
| I'll cling to him, whose pierced feet | 2 |
| I'll cling to thee, Jesus, in joy and in pain | 2 |
| I'll lift up my head and rejoicing I'll sing | 2 |
| I'll never cease to love him, he's done so much for me | 4 |
| I’ll patiently wait on each promise | 1 |
| I'm traveling now on the safest road | 9 |
| I'm weary of bearing my burden | 6 |
| In a manger low, in a cattle shed | 3 |
| In my heart I have a song | 2 |
| In the beauty of the earth and the glowing skies | 4 |
| In the gardens of the world | 1 |
| In the glory of the early morning | 2 |
| In the meadows green | 1 |
| In the sky the stars are shining | 1 |
| In the strength of God | 1 |
| In the tomb they laid him | 1 |
| In the word of God is a wondrous plan | 2 |
| In thy hands, O Jesus, all my life I place | 2 |
| Is there on your heart a burden | 2 |
| Is there One who can feed the hungry soul | 2 |
| It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide | 58 |
| I've been redeemed by the precious blood | 4 |
| I've been redeemed thro' Jesus' precious blood | 1 |
| I've left Egypt and its sin behind me | 2 |
| Jerusalem, O city bright | 2 |
| Jesus calls for soldiers true | 2 |
| Jesus Christ my pardon purchased | 3 |
| Jesus, I have come to thee | 3 |
| Jesus in the morning when I wake | 2 |
| Jesus knows my cares | 3 |
| Jesus, my Savior, calls in tones so clear | 3 |
| Jesus, my Savior, when I stand and view | 2 |
| Jesus, the Son, who came to save us | 2 |
| Jesus, to thee I kneel in sweet submission | 2 |
| Jesus, to thy mighty name | 1 |
| Jesus, we plead in one accord | 2 |
| Joy is springing in this soul of mine and a song is in my heart | 4 |
| Just a little nearer, speaks a loving voice | 3 |
| Just a step from here to heaven | 2 |
| Just beyond the river Jordan | 1 |
| Just beyond the river Jordan, just across its chilling tide | 11 |
| Just to have the loving heart of Jesus | 3 |
| Kings of the earth dwell in palaces fair | 2 |
| Lead on, King of Love | 1 |
| Lead on, not with the sword the brave of the earth are wielding | 1 |
| Let every tribe and ration | 1 |
| Let me serve thee more and more | 1 |
| Life is but a moment that soon will be past | 2 |
| Life is but a span in the measure of years | 2 |
| Life is full of sunshine when the sun | 3 |
| Life is like the rolling ocean | 2 |
| Like an army marching Come the children | 1 |
| Listen to the song the birds are singing | 2 |
| Living for the Master only | 2 |
| Lo! an angel host descending | 3 |
| Long ago I lost my evil love for sinning | 5 |
| Look up when all the way is dark | 5 |
| Lord, bless the songs thy people sing | 1 |
| Lord, let my eyes be quick to see | 2 |
| Lullaby, Lullaby, Angels guard thy sleeping | 2 |
| Lying in a manger, see the Child | 1 |
| March on, O sons of God | 6 |
| Mid the throng in which I'm daily living | 3 |
| My Father's house above | 3 |
| My heart is singing as the days go by | 3 |
| My lifeboat is sailing across the sea of time | 3 |
| My Lord has done so much for me, through all the passing days | 3 |
| My sins became so heavy | 1 |
| My sins, O the peace giving thought | 2 |
| My sins were many, without a doubt | 3 |
| My soul had long been seeking peace and rest | 2 |
| My trust I place now and ever | 6 |
| My way was not the right way | 3 |
| Myriads of fragrant flowers | 2 |
| Name of all the names the dearest | 3 |
| Never friendless, I have a wonderful friend | 3 |
| Never mind the weather, dark or fair | 5 |
| Night is over Now once more | 1 |
| No caste nor creed, nor party pride | 2 |
| No matter where you may roam, friend, someone cares | 2 |
| Nothing have I to offer worth his praise | 2 |
| Now Children’s Day is over | 2 |
| O come and walk with me | 2 |
| O for words to sing unto Christ my King | 4 |
| O Friend of sinners, I know thy great compassion | 3 |
| O garden lowly, earthly yet holy | 2 |
| O give ear to our cry O Lord | 3 |
| O happy Christian, who knows his sin forgiven | 2 |
| O how marvelous, O how wonderful | 2 |
| O I'm travelling, hallelujah | 2 |
| O joyous bells of Easter morning | 2 |
| O let us to the tomb now wend | 3 |
| O radiant morn, when Jesus was born | 2 |
| O sin of mine, that bowed his head | 2 |
| O sinner, your Savior now waiting stands | 7 |
| O starry night, with a holy | 1 |
| O the joyous greetings we shall see | 2 |
| O the wondrous love the Father shows | 3 |
| O what a change from a world of despair | 7 |
| O what comfort is mine when the love-light I see | 2 |
| Over the battlements of heaven | 8 |
| O'er the hills and valleys let the tidings fly | 2 |
| Over the sea, wild and free comes a call to you and me | 2 |
| Oft perplexed by doubr and fear | 2 |
| On our way, day by day | 1 |
| On the cross my Savior died | 1 |
| On the Eastern plain the flocks are sleeping | 1 |
| On the mount exalted or in valley low | 2 |
| Once so drearily we scanned the cloudy sky | 1 |
| Once upon the cross Jesus died for me | 2 |
| One more day of service ends | 2 |
| Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight | 2 |
| Open, O gates of glory | 2 |
| Open wide the windows of your soul and find | 2 |
| Other folks may not approve me | 2 |
| Out on the ocean my frail bark will glide | 2 |
| Over all a God of love is reigning | 3 |
| Over and over, I'm tempted and tried | 2 |
| Over the valleys the shadows fall | 2 |
| Praises be to God for I am glory bound | 11 |
| Prepare ye for service, put on the Gospel Armor | 2 |
| Press on rejoicing for God is your hope | 1 |
| Put on the armor of the gospel | 1 |
| Rejoice, rejoice, the King | 2 |
| Rejoice! The Lord Jehovah reigns | 2 |
| Remember thy Creator and learn to heed his word | 7 |
| Ring a message far and wide | 3 |
| Ring on, O bells of hope | 5 |
| Ring, ring, merry, merry bells | 2 |
| Ringing sweetly on the quiet air | 2 |
| Room for Jesus, can it be | 10 |
| Rouse ye O ye freemen | 3 |
| Safe in the fold we've gathered the sheep | 4 |
| Said Washington to Betsy Ross | 5 |
| Say, what means this great commotion | 2 |
| See the foe advancing now, ready for the fray | 2 |
| See, where the Mighty Victor | 2 |
| Send forth the glad evangel | 1 |
| Shadows are falling and voices | 1 |
| Shepherd divine be thou near us | 3 |
| Shine on, starry light | 1 |
| Sin may leave its mark on me | 3 |
| Sing a song of joy and gladness | 2 |
| Sing a song of praise on the cloudy days | 1 |
| Sing hosannas to the Living Lord | 2 |
| Sing with joy, for the world still awaits to hear | 2 |
| Singing to Christ our King as we march along | 1 |
| Slumber, Child divine | 3 |
| Softly the south winds are sighing | 1 |
| Sometimes abovethe path I tread | 2 |
| Sometimes the days seem so dreary | 2 |
| Sometimes you grow weary | 2 |
| Somewhere on the path of life | 3 |
| Song birds come from the south | 1 |
| Songbirds come from the south, hasten on your way | 1 |
| Sons of God and heirs of heaven | 1 |
| Souls are dying everywhere | 4 |
| Sowing, sowing, sowing for the Master | 3 |
| Star of the Christmas morning | 2 |
| Star of the midnight gleaming | 2 |
| Storms do not alarm me, they sometime must cease | 2 |
| Summer days, filled with praise, Now on earth adoring | 1 |
| Summer's gift is with us, joy is all around | 1 |
| Sweep on to conquer the unknown world | 3 |
| Sweet are the roses of Sharon | 5 |
| Sweet is the voice of a mother | 1 |
| Take Jesus with you in youth's brightest hours | 2 |
| Take your burden to Jesus | 4 |
| Tarry with me, my Savior, when the morn breaks | 8 |
| The army of the cross advances | 4 |
| The bells of heaven in tune with earth | 1 |
| The birds have their nests, the blessed Master said | 2 |
| The clarion call is ringing clear | 2 |
| The clouds may hover over me | 1 |
| The day is far spent, O Master | 2 |
| The days that glide so swiftly down the highway of the past | 2 |
| The golden sands are flowing | 3 |
| The heavens are telling the glory of God (Miles) | 2 |
| The hills are crowned with roses | 3 |
| The hope of the world is Calvary | 2 |
| The hope of the world is Jesus | 3 |
| The love of the Savior of sinners | 5 |
| The Master is come and calleth for thee (Miles) | 2 |
| The meadows there are always green | 2 |
| The mourners left weeping | 5 |
| The night winds are singing | 1 |
| The path that I have trod | 4 |
| The pathway is often so dreary I scarce can see | 2 |
| The Savior stands outside thy door | 2 |
| The shadows of the night | 2 |
| The story of redemtion still is told | 2 |
| The strangers to God his grace and his love | 4 |
| The sunshine I have found will fill each day with joy | 7 |
| The wise men sought him and worshiped at his feet | 1 |
| The word came unto Noah, Go and build yourself an ark | 2 |
| The word of the Lord can never fail | 4 |
| The word that God has given, why should a man deny | 4 |
| The world that God has given | 2 |
| The youth of every land | 3 |
| There are many mansions fair | 2 |
| There are many souls in darkness living | 2 |
| There are sorrows which for us are hard to bear | 3 |
| There are souls that wait for the gospel light | 1 |
| There are those who are discouraged | 2 |
| There are two ways before me | 5 |
| There is a city, bright and fair (Miles) | 2 |
| There is a land of wondrous beauty | 13 |
| There is a name that is laden with grace | 3 |
| There is a Shepherd who cares for His own | 39 |
| There is hope, O soul, for you | 5 |
| There is no cross now standing on Calvary’s hill | 3 |
| There is no day so dark, but has its gleam | 3 |
| There is no storm where Jesus is | 2 |
| There is one who always walks beside me | 4 |
| There is one who stands upon the threshold | 2 |
| There is one whose love is steadfast ever | 1 |
| There may be lands as yet unknown | 3 |
| There was a Rose in Sharon growing | 2 |
| There's a Friend who waits to save thee | 1 |
| There's a happy home my soul shall dwell within | 1 |
| There's a land of bliss eternal, Where the saints their Lord behold | 1 |
| There's a land of peace and plenty | 4 |
| There's a land to which my steps are leading | 4 |
| There's a mansion that is waiting over there | 3 |
| There's a message borne | 2 |
| There's a mighty army marching, which can never be dismayed | 1 |
| There's a mother on her knees in prayer | 4 |
| There's a name that makes my happiness complete | 2 |
| There's a new name written down in glory | 2 |
| There's a robe that I shall wear | 3 |
| There's a shout in the camp, keep the fires brightly burning | 13 |
| There's a wedding feast preparing | 3 |
| They crucified him who knew no sin | 2 |
| They nailed my Lord upon the tree | 7 |
| This is my salvation, Jesus died for me | 2 |
| This land through which I journey, is beautiful to me | 4 |
| This the morn Christ was born, long ago | 2 |
| Though all the world may pass me by | 2 |
| Though many, many years may pass away | 3 |
| Though the tomb essayed to hold him | 4 |
| Thou shalt not have, so says the Lord | 6 |
| Though I know I must go through the valley low | 2 |
| Though the hand of winter touches hill and plain | 2 |
| Though the storms of life may gather | 2 |
| Though the world allure with its gilded charm | 5 |
| Through the heavy losses, and unyielding crosses | 2 |
| Through the Savior, crucified | 1 |
| Thy white stars laid in heaven's blue | 3 |
| Time stands and waits while we go rushing by | 3 |
| 'Tis the Lord who redeems us, who has shown the way | 3 |
| Toiling, and often weary | 2 |
| Trusting in Jesus from day to day | 3 |
| Trusting Jesus, trusting every day | 1 |
| Trusting though the clouds may gather heavy overhead | 2 |
| 'Twas love that gave at greatest cost | 3 |
| 'Twas the life of Christ, my Lord | 8 |
| 'Twas when I surrendered to Christ my all | 2 |
| Una vez perdido vivía yo | 2 |
| Unto him who rose in his glory | 1 |
| Up Calvary's hill Jesus patiently trod | 10 |
| Uplifted high on Calvary across I see | 3 |
| Waken O earth, nor silent | 1 |
| Walking in the morning bright | 12 |
| Walking with Jesus on Emmaus way | 2 |
| We are looking upward every day | 2 |
| We are marching on to the Glory land, We fear no foe before us | 2 |
| We are sailors on the sea of life | 1 |
| We are waiting for the dawning of the day | 2 |
| We are willing workers, waiting Jesus' call | 2 |
| We believe, O Lord, in the Holy Spirit [Ghost] | 4 |
| We come, we come, with happy voices singing joyous songs of praise | 1 |
| We walk and talk together | 4 |
| Weary and wandering and sunken in sin | 4 |
| You may look for me, for I'll be there | 1 |
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://nethymnal.org/bio/m/i/l/miles_ca.htm |website=nethymnal.org |title=Charles Austin Miles 1868{{ndash}}1946 |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.org/person/Miles_CAustin |website=hymnary.org |title=C. Austin Miles |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/i/l/miles_ca.htm |website=hymntime.com |title=Charles Austin Miles 1868{{ndash}}1946 |accessdate=September 7, 2015 }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.org/text/i_come_to_the_garden_alone |website=hymnary.org |title=In the Garden |accessdate=September 7, 2015 }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.org/text/o_sinner_your_savior_now_waiting_stands |website=hymnary.org |title=He's watching and waiting |accessdate=September 7, 2015 }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hymnary.org/text/when_upon_bended_knee_jesus_whispered_to |website=hymnary.org |title=Sweeter as the years roll by |accessdate=September 7, 2015 }}
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