Born: Cir­ca 1865, Canaan, New York.

Died: After 1920, probably Southampton, New York.

Pierson appears to have been a primary school teacher, and produced poems, plays, and secular songs. She wrote words for about 20 hymns, at least 14 with music by Daniel B. Towner. Her hymns suddenly appeared in 1905 when she was about 40 years old. Her works include:

• The Magic Charm; a Playette (Dansville, New York: F. A. Owen Publishing Company, 1907)
• Six Bible Plays for Grammar Grades (with Mabel Hobbs and Helen Miles) (Boston, Massachusetts: W. H. Baker & Co., 1924)

Hymns

1. All is Forgiven
2. All the Way Home
3. Beautiful Threads of Gold
4. Bugle Call, The
5. Christ the Light
6. Give Jesus the Best
7. Hand That Was Nailed to the Cross, The
8. He Is Caring for Me
9. He is Knocking
10. Heavenly Home, The
11. Lift Up Your Heads!
12. Lift Your Neighbor's Burden
13. Love is the Greatest of All
14. O Precious Seal of Love!
15. O ?Twas Love
16. Onward, Upward!
17. Open Wide Thy Heart
18. There?s a Shout in My Heart
19. Victor's Crown, The