Born: March 29, 1853, Charl­ton, Kent, Eng­land.

Died: March 16, 1924, Ken­sing­ton, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Eldest daugh­ter of Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter James Ma­the­son of Not­tin­gham, An­nie wrote her first hymn at age 13. She was a fre­quent con­trib­ut­or to the mag­a­zines Good Words, Mac­mill­an, The Spec­ta­tor, St. Ni­ch­olas, and others. Her works in­clude:

• Margaret’s Year Book, 1887

Sources

Hymns

1. Dear Mas­ter, What Can Children Do?
2. How Shall We Wor­ship Thee, O Lord?
3. I Am Weak and Weary, Lord
4. Jesus, the Children are Calling
5. Little Snowdrops Rise, The
6. Lord, When We Have Not Any Light
7. O Little Birds, That All Day Long
8. What Is the Name of the Lord God Almighty?
9. When There Is Peace, Where Praise Hath Been
10. When Through Life’s Dewy Fields We Go