Dorothy Gurney

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.

Quotes
The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's Heart in a garden Than anywhere else on Earth.
 * The kiss of the sun for pardon,
 * "God's Garden" lines 13–16, Poems, by Dorothy Frances Gurney (London: Country Life, 1913).