Born: Sep­tem­ber 23, 1783, Blooms­bu­ry, Mi­d­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 13, 1824, Chip­ping On­gar, Ess­ex, Eng­land.

Buried: Chip­ping On­gar, Ess­ex, Eng­land.

Pseudonym: Q. Q.

Daughter of en­grav­er and Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter Isaac Tay­lor, and sis­ter of hymn­ist Ann Tay­lor Gil­bert, Jane’s gift for writ­ing verse dis­played it­self at an ear­ly age. Her first piece was print­ed in the 1804 Mi­nor’s Pock­et Book. Her works in­clude:

• Original Poems, with her sister Ann, 1805
• Hymns for Infant Minds, with her sis­ter, 1809
• Original Hymns for Sunday Schools, 1812
• Display, a Tale, 1815
• Essays in Rhymes, 1816
• The Contributions of Q. Q., pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly by her bro­ther in 1824
• Memoir and Poetical Remains, pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly by her fa­ther in 1825

Sources

Lyrics

1. Almighty God, Who Dwellest High
2. Come, My Fond, Fluttering Heart
3. Come Let Us Now Forget Our Mirth
4. God Is So Good That He Will Hear
5. God! What a Great and Awful Name
6. How Dreadful to Be Turned Away
7. Lord, I Would Own Thy Tender Care
8. Love and Kindness We May Measure
9. Now Condescend, Almighty King
10. Now That My Journey’s Just Begun
11. Sinner, Lord, I Stand, A
12. This Is a Precious Book, Indeed
13. What Is There, Lord, a Child Can Do?
14. When Daily I kneel Down to Pray
15. When for Some Little Insult Given
16. When to the House of God We Go