Author—Anna B. Warner, 1820–1915 Composer—William B. Bradbury, 1816–1868 Meter—77.77 with Chorus And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark 10:16 Without doubt the hymn that has influenced children for Christ more than any other is this simply stated one, written in 1860 by Anna Bartlett Warner. Miss Warner wrote this text in collaboration with her sister Susan as a part of one of the best-selling novels of that day, a novel written by Susan