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Anne Ross Cousin (born Cundell; born April 27, 1824 in Kingston upon Hull , † December 6, 1906 in Edinburgh , known by her initials ARC ) was a British poet and musician. She was a student of John Muir Wood and is known for her Christian hymns, especially The Sands Of Time Are Sinking , which are sung in English-speaking countries to this day .

biography

Anne Ross cousin was born on April 27, 1824 in Kingston upon Hull, England. She was the only child of David Ross Cundell, a former medical assistant who had participated in the Battle of Waterloo with the 33rd Regiment . The family moved to Leith soon after their birth . Anne received private lessons and became a gifted pianist under John Muir Wood . In 1847 she married William Cousin (1847-1883), a Free Church of Scotland pastor who was then serving in the Presbyterian Church in Chelsea . She had six children with him.

Shortly after the wedding, William was transferred to parish offices in the Free Church in Irvine and, in 1859, in Melrose . It was during this time that she began writing hymns for her husband's services, which became very popular in Britain in the early and late 19th centuries. Her most famous piece, The Sands Of Time Are Sinking , was written in 1854 when William was working in Irvine. Cousin later stated that she was inspired by the writings of Samuel Rutherford . The original version comprises 19 verses and was first printed in The Christian Treasury in 1857 as The Last Words of Samuel Rutherford . The song only became known, however, when J. Hood Wilson took it in a form shortened to five stanzas in his hymn book "The Service of Praise", which he put together for his congregation at Barclay Church in Edinburgh .

Other well-known hymns are "O Christ what burdens bowed Thy head" and "King Eternal King Immortal", the latter often sung at choir festivals. A collection of her poetry, Immanuel's Land and Other Pieces , was published in 1876 under her initials ARC, by which she was best known.

The couple retired in Edinburgh after nearly 20 years of church service. William Cousin died in 1883 and Anne stayed in town until her death on December 6, 1906. She was buried in Dean Cemetery , Edinburgh. Her daughter Anne P. Cousin made 1,912 contributions to the entry of their mother in the Dictionary of National Biography of Sidney Lee .

The Sands of Time are sinking

Cousin's hymn "The Sands of Time are Sinking" (also called "Immanuel's Land" after the phrase repeated at the end of each verse) is sung in English-speaking countries around the world. The original 19 stanzas text was inspired by Samuel Rutherford's last words. It was first published in the 1860s with excerpts from Rutherford's work under the title Last words of Reverend Samuel Rutherford: with some of his sweet sayings . Most anthem books contain only a few stanzas, most of the omitted ones refer to Anwoth at Gatehouse of Fleet , where Rutherford lived.

The first stanza reads:

The sands of time are sinking, the dawn of heaven breaks;
The summer morn I've sighed for - the fair, sweet morn awakes:
Dark, dark hath been the midnight, but dayspring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth in Immanuel's land.

In this context the name " Immanuel " refers to Christ .

Works

  • In the Songless Night, the Daylight Dreary
  • Is Jesus Able to Redeem?
  • King Eternal, King Immortal
  • Lord, Mine Must Be a Spotless Dress
  • O Christ, What Burden's Bowed Thy Head
  • O Now Is the Time
  • O Thou That on the Billow
  • Sands of Time Are Sinking, The
  • To Thee and to Thy Christ, O God
  • To Thy Father and Thy Mother
  • When We Reach Our Peaceful Dwelling

Inclusion in anthem collections

  • The Service of Praise. , Edinburgh 1865 [7 hymns]
  • Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship. 1866 [1 ​​hymn] of the English Presbyterian Church
  • Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal. 1876 ​​[4 hymns]

Web links

Wikiquote: Anne Ross Cousin  - Quotes
Wikisource: en: Author: Anne Ross Cousin  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c James Cuthbert Hadden:  Cousin, Anne Ross . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Suppl. 2, Volume 1:  Abbey - Eyre. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1912, p. 426. }
  2. ^ The Sands of Time are Sinking . Cyber ​​hymnal. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Cousin, Anne Ross
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British poet and musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston upon Hull
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1906
Place of death Edinburgh