Re: The Lord God Planted a Garden and God's Garden

Frank & Mary,

Considering that Dorothy Frances Gurney wrote poems and hymns, I�m not sure if we will ever solve the mystery completely. Nevertheless, having no intention of spending $50 to $125 on a book, I did the next best thing. I sent an email to Pilgrim Reader and asked about the work in Dorothy Frances Gurney�s book �Poems.� Here�s their response:

Dear Bill,

I have the book in hand and the poem, "God's Garden", is the first poem in the book on page 1. It has 4 stanzas with each one having 4 lines. It is in the section subtitled "Miscellaneous Poems"

Should you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
Kindest regards -

John Lynch.

That answers any questions about the title of the poem! In her own book the title is �God�s Garden.� To my surprise, there are only 4 stanzas!

Next, I will attempt to make an inquiry about the sheet music to see if I can find that 5�th stanza. If the song (hymn) version, which we�ve found to have been published much earlier than the book, includes the 5�th stanza, we will have confirmed your suspicions.

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