Anna Laetitia Waring

FAnna Letitia Waring (or Anna Laetitia Waring) (April 19, 1823 – May 10, 1910) was a Anglo-Welsh poet and hymnist.

She was born at Plas-y-Felin, Neath, the daughter of Elijah Waring (d. 1857). Her family were Quakers, but she became an Anglican and was baptised into the Church of England in 1842, at Winchester. Literary interests were fostered by members of her family as her uncle Samuel Miller Waring (also an Anglican) and her father Elijah both published works of literature. She learned Hebrew in order to study the Old Testament in the original.

In 1850, Anna published her first work, Hymns and Meditations. Her best-known hymns include "Father, I know that all my life", "Go not far from me, O my Strength", and "My heart is resting, O my God". She became involved in philanthropic work, particularly as a supporter of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society. She died unmarried in Clifton, Bristol.

Publications

 * Hymns and Meditations (1850)
 * Additional Hymns (1858)