Daniel Rees (8 February 1793 – 13 June 1857) was a Welsh clergyman and hymnwriter.Rees was born at Felin Newydd, Llangeler in Carmarthenshire, Wales on 8 February 1793. He went to Castellhywel school before attending Jesus College, Oxford. After being ordained, he was curate of Goetre, Monmouthshire from 1818 to 1823, before becoming perpetual curate of Aberystruth, Monmouthshire.