William Cowper (1731-1800) was a man of seeming insignificance in the world’s eyes, but to those who knew him, he was a fearful and lethargic individual who struggled with depression until the day he died. But were it not for the intense suffering of William Cowper, we would not have the beautiful poetry esteeming the sovereignty of God and his work in dark circumstances. Cowper’s mother died at the age of six. That same year, his father sent him off to boarding school. He was not saved until……