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 Pro­fess­or of Pul­pit El­o­quence and Pas­tor­al Care at the Har­vard Div­in­i­ty School, 1829-1842. 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.

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Hymns

1. All Nature’s Works His Praise De­clare
2. Around the Throne of God
3. Father of Earth and Heaven, Whose Arm Up­holds Cre­a­tion
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