God is Goodness, God Is Love

Songbirds in the woodlands sing it,
Flowers breathe it in the grove,
Bells in tow’r and steeple ring it,—
God is goodness, God is love.

Refrain

Lift your voices, happy, happy voices,
And the sunny hours of life improve;
Praise Him for His countless blessings,—
God is goodness, God is love.

Smiling plains and vales display it,
Breezes tell it as they rove,
Rivers, rills, and brooklets say it,—
God is goodness, God is love.

Refrain

Lakes and seas with joy reveal it,
Suns proclaim it from above,
In our hearts today we feel it,—
God is goodness, God is love.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1880

This hymn is one of many by the prolific blind hymn-writer Fanny Crosby (Frances Jane Crosby, 1820–1915). The style, nature imagery, and refrain structure are characteristic of her work. Some hymnals list it under the variant first line "God is Love, God is Love" and credit her as the author.