Son of a Un­i­tar­i­an min­is­ter, Ware at­tend­ed Har­vard and be­came an as­sist­ant teach­er at Ex­e­ter Acad­e­my in New Hamp­shire. In 1815, the Bos­ton Un­i­tar­i­an As­so­ci­a­tion li­censed him to preach, and in 1817, he was or­dained and be­came pas­tor of the Se­cond Church in Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts. He was al­so Pro­fess­or of Pul­pit El­o­quence and Pas­tor­al Care at the Har­vard Div­in­i­ty School (1829-42). He al­so ed­it­ed the Chris­tian Di­sci­ple (lat­er re­named the Chris­tian Ex­am­in­er), and ran the So­ci­e­ty for Re­li­gious Im­prove­ment at Har­vard Un­i­ver­si­ty (his fa­ther was on the fa­cul­ty there, as well). A two vol­ume Mem­oir and a four vol­ume Works were pub­lished three years af­ter his death.

• Julian, p. 1233

1. All Na­ture’s Works His Praise De­clare
2. Around the Throne of God
3. Father of Earth and Hea­ven
4. Father, Thy Gen­tle Chas­tise­ment
5. Great God, the Fol­low­ers of Thy Son
6. Happy the Home When God Is There
7. In This Glad Hour When Child­ren Meet
8. Lift Your Glad Voic­es in Tri­umph on High
9. Like Is­ra­el’s Hosts to Ex­ile Driv­en
10. O Thou in Whom Alone Is Found
11. O Thou Who on Thy Cho­sen Son
12. Oppression Shall Not Al­ways Reign
13. To Pray­er, to Pray­er
14. We Rear Not a Tem­ple
15. With Praise and Pray­er Our Gifts We Bring