Anne Ross Cundell Cousin

Born: April 27, 1824, Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England.

Died: December 6, 1906, Edinburgh, Scotland.

    Daughter of a doctor, Anne married William Cousin, pastor of the Free Church of Melrose, Scotland. She contributed many poems to various periodicals; seven hymns to The Service of Praise (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1865); and one to Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship, 1866, the hymnal of the English Presbyterian Church. Four of her hymns were included in the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal, 1876.

Hymns

1. In the Songless Night, the Daylight Dreary
2. King Eternal, King Immortal
3. Lord, Mine Must Be a Spotless Dress
4. O Christ, What Burdens Bowed Thy Head
5. O Now Is the Time
6. O Thou That on the Billow
7. Sands of Time Are Sinking, The
8. To Thee and to Thy Christ, O God
9. To Thy Father and Thy Mother
10. When We Reach Our Peaceful Dwelling