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

Sources

Hymns

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