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Charlotte Elizabeth was born at Norwich in 1790. Her father, the Rev. Michael Browne, was Rector of S. Giles' parish in that city. She married Captain George Phelan, of the army, but the union proved an unhappy one. Thrown upon her own resources, she contributed to the Dublin Tract Society, and in 1834, became editor of "The Christian Ladies' Magazine." Her husband died in 1837. In 1840, she married Mr. L.H. Tonna, but continued to retain her two Christian names as her literary designation. She died in 1846. Her works are very numerous.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.
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Other names: Charlotte Elzabeth Browne Tonna, Mrs. Tonna, Author of Zadoo, Charlotte Elizabeth Phelan
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Tonna, Charlotte Elizabeth, née Browne, commonly known as "Charlotte Elizabeth," was the only daughter of Michael Browne, Rector of St. Giles, Norwich, and was born in Norwich, Oct. 1, 1790. She was first married to Captain George Phelan, of the 60th Rifles (who died in 1837), and secondly to the Rev. Lewis H. Tonna. Her death took place at Ramsgate, July 12, 1846. Under the name of "Charlotte Elizabeth" she published several works, including Chapters on Flowers, Derry, a Tale of the Revolution, Personal Recollections, &c. Her hymns in common use include:—
1. Holy Father, heavenly King (1832). God Man's only Refuge.
2. O God of Israel, deign to smile. For Resignation.
3. O Thou Who didst prepare. For Use at Sea.
4. Sinner, what hast thou to show? Christians' Joy.
5. Soldier go, but not to claim. The Good Fight of Faith.
Of these hymns Nos. 3, 4 appeared in W. Urwick's Dublin Collection of Hymns, 1829.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)