Hymn
The Goodness of God
Ye humble souls, approach your God
With songs of sacred praise;
For He is good, immensely good,
And kind are all His ways.
All nature owns His guardian care;
In Him we live and move;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of His love.
He gave His Son, His only Son
To ransom us from sin:
'Tis thus He makes His goodness known,--
Where shall our praise begin!
To this dear refuge, Lord we come;
On this our hope relies;
A safe defense, a peaceful home,
When storms of trouble rise.
Amen.
The Goodness of God — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-goodness-of-god-2
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Goodness of God?
The words of The Goodness of God were written by Anne Steele; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 47 more hymns by Anne Steele, including Blessedness of Adoption and Praise to the Redeemer.
Is The Goodness of God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Goodness of God?
The Goodness of God is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Happy is He, whose early years, Relieving Christ in His Members and While Shepherds Watched their Flocks.