Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, Grief & Comfort

William Cowper

William Cowper war ein englischer Dichter und Liederdichter des 18. Jahrhunderts, der nach schweren seelischen Krisen vor allem im ländlichen Olney wirkte. Er wurde als Wegbereiter der Romantik, durch sein Engagement gegen den Sklavenhandel sowie durch die mit John Newton verfassten „Olney Hymns“ bekannt, stand jedoch zeitlebens im Ringen mit schweren Depressionen und Heilsängsten. Für Bibelleser spiegeln seine Verse bis heute die Spannung zwischen seelischer Not und dem Vertrauen auf die verborgene Vorsehung Gottes wider.

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