Jean Ritchie 1977
Ritchie said "I've written some healing songs too. One is called Now is the Cool of the Day, which is my favorite of my written songs right now."
My Lord, he said unto me Do you like my garden so fair
You may live in this garden if you’ll keep the grasses green
And I’ll return in the cool of the day
Chorus:
Now is the cool of the day (x2)
This earth is a garden, the garden of my Lord
And he walks in his garden
In the cool of the day
Then my Lord, he said unto me Do you like my pastures so green
You may live in this garden if you will feed my sheep
And I’ll return in the cool of the day
Then my Lord, he said unto me Do you like my garden so free
You may live in this garden if you’ll keep the people free
And I’ll return in the cool of the day