Samuel Miller Waring

Waring, Samuel Miller, son of Jeremiah Waring, of Alton, Hampshire, and uncle of Anna L. Waring, was born at Alton, in March, 1792, and died at Bath, Sept. 19, 1827. His hymns appeared in his Sacred Melodies, 1826; and from that work the following, which are in common use were taken:—
1. Now to Him Who loved us, gave us. Praise to Jesus. Sometimes, "Unto Him Who loved us."
2. Plead Thou, 0 plead my cause. Jesus, the Advocate Implored. [George Arthur Crawford, M.A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)