Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (June 26, 1702 – October 26, 1751) was an English Nonconformist leader.

Quotes

 * Live while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day; Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies. Lord, in my views, let both united be: I live in pleasure when I live to thee.
 * Epigram on his Family Arms, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve, And press with vigour on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.
 * Zeal and Vigour in the Christian Race, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Religion, in its most general view, is such a Sense of God in the soul, and such a conviction of our obligations to him, and of our dependence upon him, as shall engage us to make it our great care to conduct ourselves in a manner which we have reason to believe will be pleasing to him.
 * The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul.
 * Dear Saviour! we are Thine, By everlasting bands; Our hearts, our souls, we would resign Entirely to Thy hands.
 * Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 397.


 * His goodness stands approved, Unchanged from day to day; I'll drop my burden at His feet, And bear a song away.
 * Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 262.

Hymns

 * Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, The Savior promised long; Let every heart exult with joy, And every voice be song!
 * Published 1755, Hymns, "Hark, the Glad Sound", Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, p. 278
 * O God of Bethel! by whose hand Thy people still are fed, Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led.
 * Published in 1755, Hymns: "O God of Bethel", Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, p. 278.
 * Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait, Observant of the heavenly word, And watchful at his gate.
 * Published in 1755, Hymns: "Ye Servants of the Lord", Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, p. 278.
 * Father of Peace, and God of love! We own Thy power to save, That power by which our Shepherd rose Victorious o'er the grave.
 * Published in 1755, Hymns: "Father of Peace", Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, p. 278.