Youngest of 20 child­ren, Dod­dridge at­tend­ed Kings­ton Gram­mar School at St. Al­bans, and a non­con­form­ist acad­e­my in Kib­worth, Lei­ces­ter­shire, Eng­land. He went on to be­come one of the “dissenting” cler­gy. He was pas­tor of an in­de­pend­ent con­gre­ga­tion and tu­tor of a sem­in­ary for dis­sent­ing min­is­ters at North­amp­ton from 1739 un­til his death. His works in­clude:

• The Rise and Progress of Re­li­gion in the Soul, 1745
• The Family Ex­po­si­tor, 1739-56
• Hymns Found­ed on Var­i­ous Texts in the Ho­ly Script­ures. By the Late Rev­er­end Phil­ip Dod­dridge, D. D., pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly by Job Or­ton (J. Ed­dowes and J. Cot­ton, 1755)
• Scriptural Hymns by the Rev Phil­ip Dod­dridge, com­piled by his great-grand­son John Dod­dridge Hum­phreys, 1839

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Lyrics

1. And Will the Great Eternal God
2. And Will the Judge Descend?
3. Arise, My Tend’rest Thoughts, Arise
4. Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
5. Beset with Snares on Every Hand
6. Blest Jesus, Source of Grace Divine
7. Blest Jesus While in Mortal Flesh
8. Do I Not Love Thee, O My Lord?
9. Father of All, Thy Care We Bless
10. Father of Peace, and God of Love
11. Fountain of Good, to Own Thy Love
12. God of My Life, Through All My Days
13. Grace, ’Tis a Charming Sound
14. Great Former of This Various Frame
15. Great God, We Sing Your Mighty Hand
16. Hail to the Prince of Life and Peace
17. Hark, the Glad Sound!
18. House of Our God
19. How Gentle God’s Commands
20. How Rich Thy Bounty, King of Kings!
21. How Swift the Torrent Rolls
22. Jesus, I Love Thy Charming Name
23. Jesus, My Lord, How Rich Thy Grace!
24. King of Heav’n His Table Spreads, The
25. Let the High Heav’ns Your Songs Invite
26. Let Zion’s Watchmen All Awake
27. My God, and Is Thy Table Spread
28. My Gracious Lord, I Own Thy Right
29. My Helper God, I Bless His Name
    • Our Helper God, We Bless Thy Name
30. Not Ma­ny Years Their Rounds Shall Roll
31. Now Let Our Cheerful Eyes Survey
32. Now Let Our Mourning Hearts Revive
33. O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand
34. O God of Sabbath, Hear Our Vows
    • Lord of the Sabbath, Hear Us Pray
    • Thine Earthly Sabbaths, Lord, We Love
35. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice
36. O Lord! And Is Thy Table Spread?
37. O Ye Immortal Throng
38. See Israel’s Gentle Shepherd Stand
39. Shine on Our Souls, Eternal God
40. Sing, Oh Ye Ransomed of the Lord
41. Thine Earthly Sabbaths, Lord, We Love
42. Thrice Happy Souls
43. Tomorrow, Lord, Is Thine
44. Triumphant Zion, Lift Thy Head
45. When at This Distance, Lord, We Trace
46. While on the Verge of Life I Stand
47. Ye Bright Immortal Throng
48. Ye Golden Lamps of Heav’n Farewell
49. Ye Humble Souls That Seek the Lord
50. Ye Servants of the Lord
51. Ye Sons of Men, with Joy Record
52. Yes, the Redeemer Rose