Anna Letitia Waring (or Anna Laetitia Waring) (April 19, 1823 – May 10, 1910) was a Welsh poet and hymn-writer.[1][2]
She was born at Plas-y-Felin, Neath, the daughter of Elijah Waring (d. 1857).[1] Her family were Quakers, but she became an Anglican and was baptised into the Church of England in 1842, at Winchester.[1] 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.[1] She learned Hebrew in order to study the Old Testament in the original.[1]
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".[3] She became involved in philanthropic work, particularly as a supporter of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society. She died unmarried in Clifton, Bristol.[1][2]