Dorothy Helen Stone

STONE, D (orothy) Helen. Dates unknown, late 19th or early 20th century (unconfirmed b. Bristol, 1890; d. Bristol 16 April 1954). This author contributed four hymns to Hosanna: A Book of Praise for Young Children, ed. T. Grigg-Smith, Charles Wood* and H. Middleton (1930). One of them, ‘For sunshine and the whistling breeze’ was in The School Hymn-Book of the Methodist Church (1950); another, ‘I can picture Jesus toiling’*, became much better known. It was included in CP, CH3, and WOV. Except for the Australian book, her work is little known outside...