Anne Ross Cousin (formerly Cundell) (April 27, 1824 - December 6, 1906) was a Scottish poet. The only daughter of D. R. Cundell, M.D., of Leith, she married in 1847 Rev. William Cousin, minister of the Free Church of Scotland, latterly at Melrose. Some of her hymns, especially "The Sands of Time are Sinking", are known and sung over the English-speaking world. Wikipedia
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