Poem - God's Garden. COMMENT to the Templar Annual Service

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From Donald

domdonald.org.uk 

Dear William,

One poem leads to picture and poem again.

Families also processed in the Knights Templar celebration.

In the Buffet, talking with a mother and the children, I came to my news' of "God's Garden".  Joan's interest was the instant response of the poem and her  garden, "God's Garden".  She has been fond of the poem, - 

"One is nearer God's heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on earth."

The Blog prompts the happy association of picture and poem above, (the full poem shown below, W,).  

 Thank you ...

Donald. 

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On Sunday, 25 May 2014, 11:48, William ...
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Dear Father Donald,

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Edith was thrilled to see her garden photos on your Blog! The garden is her retreat - she often quotes the line from the poem, 'God's Garden': "One is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth" (the full poem is shown below!)

It will be wonderful to celebrate the Ascension with you on Thursday! Such a bonus for me!

Nearly there! DV.

With my love in Our Lord,

William

  

        Poem - God's Garden

THE Lord God planted a garden
In the first white days of the world,
And He set there an angel warden
In a garment of light enfurled.

So near to the peace of Heaven,
That the hawk might nest with the wren,
For there in the cool of the even
God walked with the first of men.

And I dream that these garden-closes
With their shade and their sun-flecked sod
And their lilies and bowers of roses,
Were laid by the hand of God.

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.

For He broke it for us in a garden
Under the olive-trees
Where the angel of strength was the warden
And the soul of the world found ease. 

                                 Dorothy Frances Gurney