Indulgent Lord, Thy Goodness Reigns

Indulgent Lord, Thy goodness reigns
Through all the wide, celestial plains;
And thence its streams redundant flow,
And cheer th’abodes of men below.

Oh, give to every human heart
To taste and feel how good Thou art!
With grateful love and holy fear,
To know how blest Thy children are.

Author: Philip Doddridge

Year: 1755

This hymn text first appeared in Job Orton's posthumous collection of Doddridge's hymns (1755). Doddridge (1702–1751) wrote hundreds of hymns, many of which share this style of exalted praise and moral exhortation. No strong alternate attributions exist.