A mem­ber of the Bap­tist de­nom­in­a­tion, Hearn lived in Farn­ing­ham, North­amp­ton, and Graves­end. Her lit­er­ary work was done chief­ly in con­nect­ion with the Christ­ian World news­pa­per, hav­ing joined the staff at its be­gin­ning. She al­so ed­it­ed the Sun­day School Times. Her con­tri­bu­tions to the Christ­ian World were col­lected in book form as:

• Lays and Lyrics of the Bless­ed Life, 1861
• Po­ems, 1865
• Morn­ing and Even­ing Hymns for the Week, 1870
• Songs of Sun­shine, 1878

Sources

Hymns

1. Father Who Givest Us Now the New Year
2. Hail the Children’s Festal Day
3. Just as I Am, Thine Own to Be
4. Let the Children Come, Christ Said
5. We Hope in Thee, O God!
6. When Mysterious Whispers Are Floating About
   • Waiting and Watching for Me