William Cowper (pronounced Cooper) was a British poet was penned over sixty hymns, his most famous being “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood.” Living in Olney, England, he co-authored a hymn book titled The Olney Hymns with local pastor John Newman. This hymnal is the first place in which “Amazing Grace” was published. When grew old, he suffered from dementia and depression, and he believed this was God’s way of punishing his sins. Cowper died on April 25, 1800.
