Katharine H. Petre

Petre, Lady Katharine, née Howard, daughter of the fourth Earl of Wicklow, was b. in 1831, and m. 1855 the Hon. Arthur C. A. Petre of Coptfold Hall, Essex. She d. at Ryde, Dec. 28, 1882. Her hymns appear in her Sacred Verses, 1864, and her Hymns and Verses, 1884. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 are in the Arundel Hymns, 1902 :—
1. ”Behold the Handmaid of the Lord!" O may. Annun. of B. V. M., 1884, p. 80.
2. Bow down, my soul, for He hath bowed His Head. Good Friday. Written 1854; 1864, p. 69.
3. Dry your tears, ye silent mourners. Christmas. 1864, p. 7.
4. Love, thou dost all excel. Good Friday. 1864, p. 51.
5. Steep is the hill, and weary is the road. Good Friday. 1864, p. 43.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)