Here, free from riot's hated noise,
Be mine, ye calmer, purer joys,
A book or friend bestows;
Far from the storms that shake the great,
Contentment's gale shall fan my seat,
And sweeten my repose.
More verses by William Cowper
- Olney Hymn 37: Temptation
- Longing To Be With Christ
- On An Infant (From The Greek)
- Denner's Old Woman
- The Poplar Field