William Cowper (1731 - 1800)

William Cowper (pronounced Cooper) (November 15, 1731 - April 25, 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.
He was born in Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England.

William Cowper was one of the most popular poets of his time. He changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside.

He suffered from periods of severe depression, which caused him frequently to doubt his fervent evangelical Christianity, the source of his much-loved hymns - going so far once as to express his dismayed surprise at ever having written a particular hymn.

Cowper died in East Dereham, Norfolk.

The poems are by default sorted according to volume, but you can also choose to sort them alphabetically or by page views.

Page Views	Poem	Comments
3531	Retirement
3353	Contentment
1914	The Castaway	1 Comment
1842	Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion
1331	Lines Written During A Period Of Insanity	1 Comment
1318	God Moves In A Mysterious Way	2 Comments
1301	Wisdom
1130	The Christian
1110	Prayer for Patience
1098	Mourning and Longing
1094	Jehovah-Nissi. The Lord My Banner
1088	The Poplar Field	1 Comment
1072	Hatred of Sin
1058	Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord Will Provide
959	Prayer for Children
931	Walking With God
916	Light Shining out of Darkness	1 Comment
910	Temptation
872	The Sower
845	The Task: Book II, The Time-Piece (excerpts)
825	Abuse of the Gospel
822	Jehovah Our Righteousness
814	Ephraim Repenting
806	The Waiting Soul
801	Apology To Delia: For Desiring A Lock Of Her Hair
798	Joy and Peace in Believing
796	Jehovah Jesus
787	The Shining Light
777	For the Poor	1 Comment
770	Jehovah-Rophi. I Am the Lord That Healeth Thee
750	Jehovah-Shammah	1 Comment
727	Love Constrained to Obedience
712	The Light and Glory of the Word
710	The Valley of the Shadow of Death
695	Welcome Cross
686	To Mary
679	Epitaph on a Hare	1 Comment
674	Lovest Thou Me?
667	The Task: Book V, The Winter Morning Walk (excerpts)
661	The Task: Book I, The Sofa (excerpts)
651	On The Loss Of The Royal George
640	On Receipt Of My Mother's Picture
623	Peace after a Storm
622	Jehovah-Shalom. The Lord Send Peace
614	Exhortation to Prayer
597	The Retired Cat
597	Vanity of the World
594	Dependence
586	The Contrite Heart
582	Grace and Providence
576	Welcome to the Table
567	O Lord, I Will Praise Thee
566	Sardis
565	Jesus Hasting to Suffer
553	Looking Upwards in a Storm
545	Old Testament Gospel
541	Seeking the Beloved
539	I Will Praise the Lord at All Times
533	The Task: Book IV, The Winter Evening (excerpts)
533	The Happy Change
528	Praise for Faith
517	Praise for the Fountain Opened
514	To Delia: On Her Endeavouring To Conceal Her Grief At Parting
507	True Pleasures
505	The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy
502	True and False Comforts
495	Sonnet to William Wilberforce, Esq.
491	The Task: Book VI, The Winter Walk at Noon (excerpts)
489	On The Late Indecent Liberties Taken With The Remains Of Milton
487	The Covenant
485	Lively Hope and Gracious Fear
483	Not Works
482	Longing to be with Christ
480	The New Convert
477	Living and a Dead Faith
475	Afflictions Sanctified by the Word
474	The House of Prayer
470	The Hidden Life
469	Pleading for and with Youth
469	Submission
468	On the Death of a Minister
465	The Future Peace and Glory of the Church
456	On Opening a Place for Social Prayer
451	Self-Acquaintance
449	The Shrubbery, Written in a Time of Affliction
447	My Soul Thirsteth for God
447	The Narrow Way