Born: Ap­ril 19, 1823, Plas-y-Velin, Neath, Gla­mor­gan­shire, South Wales.

Died: May 10, 1910, Clif­ton (near Bris­tol), Eng­land.

Daughter of Eli­jah War­ing, An­na was raised a Quak­er, but was bap­tized in­to the Church of Eng­land in 1842 at St. Mar­tins, Win­nall, Win­ches­ter. She was deep­ly in­volved in phil­an­thro­pic work, es­pe­cial­ly the Dis­charged Pri­son­ers’ Aid So­ci­e­ty. War­ing mas­tered He­brew as a young girl, to be able to stu­dy Old Tes­ta­ment po­e­try, and dai­ly read the origin­al He­brew psal­ter through­out her life. Her works in­clude:

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Hymns

  1. Be Not Far from Me, O My Strength
  2. Beam on Us Brightly, Blessed Day
  3. Bowed with a Burden
  4. Compassed about with Songs
  5. Dear Savior of a Dying World
  6. Ere Another step I Take
  7. Father, I Know That All My Life
  8. Flow on, Thou Fountain of My Joy
  9. Go Not Far From Me, O My Strength
  10. Heavenly Things My Soul Hath Seen
  11. I Will Love Thee, O Lord, My Strength
  12. In Heavenly Love Abiding
  13. Jesus, Lord of Heaven Above
  14. Living, Loving, Lasting Word, A
  15. My Heart Is Resting, O My God
  16. My Pray­er to the Promise Shall Cling
  17. My Savior, on the Word of Truth
  18. My Savior Whose Infinite Grace
  19. O! There Is more Than Ear Hath Heard
  20. O, This Is Blessing, This Is Rest
  21. Source of My Life’s Refreshing Springs
  22. Source of My Spirit’s Deep Desire
  23. Strength of the Still Secluded Thought
  24. Sunlight of the Heavenly Day
  25. Sweet be Thy Words of Sternest Truth
  26. Sweet Is the Promise of Thy Love
  27. Tender Mercies, on My Way
  28. Thanksgiving and the Voice of Melody
  29. Though Some Good Things of Lower Worth
  30. Under Thy Wings, My God, I Rest
  31. While Toil and Warfare Urge s on Our Way
  32. With a Heart Full of Anxious Request
  33. Would That I Were More Closely Bound

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