1743–1825

Introduction

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Born: June 20, 1743, Kib­worth Har­court, Lei­ces­te­rshire, Eng­land.

Died: March 9, 1825, New­ing­ton Green, Eng­land.

Buried: In the fa­mi­ly vault, St. Ma­ry’s Church, Stoke New­ing­ton, Eng­land.

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Biography

Anna was the daugh­ter of dis­sent­ing min­is­ter John Ai­kin (1713–1780), sis­ter of hymn writ­er John Ai­kin (1747–1822), and wife of Uni­ta­ri­an min­is­ter Roche­mont Bar­bauld (mar­ried May 1774).

In 1753, she be­came a class­ics tu­tor at a dis­sent­ing aca­de­my in War­ring­ton. While there, she con­trib­uted five hymns to Dr. W. En­field’s Hymns for Pub­lic Wor­ship (War­ring­ton: 1772).

She and her hus­band moved to New­ing­ton Green in 1802, where she lived the rest of her life.

Works

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Lyrics

  1. Again the Lord of Light and Life
  2. Awake, My Soul, Lift Up Thine Eyes
  3. Behold, Where Breath­ing Love Di­vine
  4. Come, Said Je­sus’ Sac­red Voice
  5. God of My Life and Au­thor of My Days
  6. God, Our Kind Mas­ter, Mer­ci­ful as Just
  7. How Blest the Sac­red Tie That Binds
  8. How May Earth and Hea­ven Unite
  9. If Friend­less in the Vale of Tears I Stray
  10. Jehovah Reigns, Let Ev­ery Na­tion Hear
  11. Joy to the Fol­low­ers of the Lord
  12. Lo Where a Crowd of Pil­grims Toil
  13. Our Coun­try Is Im­ma­nu­el’s Ground
  14. Praise to God, Im­mor­tal Praise
    • Lord, Should Ris­ing Whirl­winds Tear
  15. Pure Spir­it, O Where Art Thou Now
  16. Salt of the Earth, Ye Vir­tu­ous Few
  17. Sleep, Sleep To­day, Tor­ment­ing Cares
  18. Sweet Is the Scene When Vir­tue Dies
  19. This Earth­ly Globe, the Crea­ture of a Day
  20. When as Re­turns the Sol­emn Day
  21. When Life as Op­en­ing Buds Is Sweet