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Dorothy Frances Gurney Quotes

English hymnwriter, poet (1858-1932)

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Dorothy Frances Gurney (October 4, 1858 – June 15, 1932) was an English poet and hymnwriter. Though both her father and husband were Anglican priests, Mrs. Gurney became a Roman Catholic (as did her husband) in 1919. The second to last verse of her best-known poem, "God's Garden" is seen everywhere on signs, plaques and other garden ornaments, but few people know its author.

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Alternative Names: Dorothy Gurney • Dorothy Frances Blomfield

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The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's Heart in a garden Than anywhere else on Earth.

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