1856–1946

Introduction

Born: De­cem­ber 31, 1856, Bridge­wa­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Buried: Cen­ter Ce­me­te­ry, Ro­ches­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

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Biography

Caroline was the daugh­ter of James Ma­di­son Le­on­ard and Jane N. Thomp­son, and wife of Her­bert Del­os Good­e­nough (mar­ried 1878, Bridge­wa­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts).

After gra­du­at­ing from Ob­er­lin Col­lege, Ohio, Good­e­nough served 35 years as a mis­sion­ary in Na­tal, South Af­ri­ca, with her hus­band.

Copyright re­cords show her liv­ing in Ro­ches­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts, in 1931.

Works

Poem

Infinite Father

Infinite Father of the whole creation,
Filling all the earth, and sky and sea
With the beauty that’s but emanation
Of the fullness that is found in Thee:
We stand beside the mighty ocean,
Hear the solemn dirges as they roll,
Booming of the waves in wild commotion,
’Tis a voice from Thee that fills the soul.

When our waking eyes behold the morning,
Gold and crimson of the eastern skies,
Nature decked with dewy pearls’ adorning,
’Tis Thy loveliness that meets our eyes.
When the evening purple tinge is flinging
Over valley, meadow, stream and hill,
And the bird her homeward way is winging,
’Tis Thy gentleness that meets us still.

When we view each shining constellation,
Musing o’er the mystery of night,
Plants wheeling without deviation,
While the centuries have taken flight—
Then our souls are filled with heartfelt praises
For the great Creator and His plan—
Tale of love, in music, stars and daisies,
Of our God for wayward, sinful man.

Caroline Louisa Leonard Goodenough
New York, 1910

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All Earth Be­long­eth un­to God
  2. As a Bird to Yon­der Moun­tain
  3. As Eyes of Ser­vants Wait on Mas­ters Here Be­low
  4. As Fair Je­ru­sa­lem Is Walled
  5. As In­cense on Thine Al­tar, Lord
  6. As Pants the Hart for Wa­ter Brooks
  7. Be Mer­ci­ful to Us, O God
  8. Behold, We Die, We Per­ish
  9. Beloved, Now We Are Sons of God
  10. Bless Ye the Lord, Ye Ser­vants of the Lord
  11. Blessed Are the Courts of Wor­ship
  12. Blessed Is He Whose Guilt Is All For­giv­en
  13. Blest Are the Un­de­filed in the Way
  14. Blest Is the Man Who Walk­eth Not
  15. But the God of All Grace
  16. Children of Those Who Love the Lord
  17. Clap Your Hands, All Ye Peo­ple
  18. Come We Now Our King to Praise
  19. Common Bush Afire for God, A
  20. Deliver Me from Ev­il Men
  21. Early Will I Seek Thee
  22. Enter Not in Judg­ment with Me
  23. Except the Lord Build the House
  24. Fool Hath Said With­in His Heart, The
  25. For Ev­ery Spire Whose Fin­ger Points Above
  26. For Me, for Me, With­in This Lone­ly Glen
  27. Forsake Me Not, O Lord, My God
  28. Fret Not Thy­self
  29. From the Ris­ing of the Sun
  30. Full Long My Soul Hath Dwelt with Him
  31. Give Ear, O Shep­herd of Is­ra­el
  32. Give Thanks to God, So Great and Wise
  33. Give to the Lord, Ye Migh­ty Ones
  34. Glory and the Beau­ty of God, The
  35. God Be Praised for Nights and Sun­days
  36. God Hath Done Won­drous Things
  37. God Hath Heard My Sup­pli­ca­tions
  38. God Hear Thee in the Day of Trou­ble
  39. God Is a Ve­ry Pre­sent Help
  40. God Is Great­ly to Be Praised
  41. God, Who Hast Crowned Our Lives with Love
  42. God’s My Light and My Sal­va­tion
  43. God’s Name Is Great in Is­ra­el
  44. Hail Thee, Thou Fa­vored Land of Pa­les­tine
  45. He Hath Borne Our Sor­rows
  46. He That Dwell­eth in the Sec­ret Place
  47. He Walks Among the Church­es Still
  48. Hear Me When I Call, O God
  49. Hear My Par­a­ble, Ye Child­ren
  50. Hear the Pro­mise of the Spi­rit
  51. Hear Thou My Me­di­ta­tion
  52. Heavens God’s Glo­ry Doth De­clare, The
  53. Help, Lord, for the God­li­ness Doth Seem
  54. Hold Not Thy Peace, O God of My Praise
  55. How Blest Is the Man Who Con­si­ders the Poor
  56. How Ex­cel­lent in All the Earth
  57. How Good­ly Are Thy Tents, O Ja­cob
  58. How Hap­py the Peo­ple Whose God Is the Lord
  59. How Long Shall Ov­er Me Ex­ult
  60. How Sweet Is the Sound of the Bird’s Song
  61. I Have Laid Help up­on One That Is Migh­ty
  62. I Must Have the Smile of Je­sus
  63. I Poured My Sor­row Out to God
  64. I Shall See Him, but Not Now
  65. I Waited Pa­tient­ly for God
  66. I Want­ed to Be Bu­sy
  67. I Will Ex­tol My God and King
  68. If It Had Not Been the Lord That Was on Our Side
  69. If Thou Lord Shouldst Mark In­i­qui­ties
  70. I’ll Bless the Lord Con­tin­u­al­ly
  71. I’ll Ex­tol Thee, O God
  72. I’ll Fol­low Je­sus, My Be­lov­ed Lord
  73. I’ll Praise the Lord with All My Heart
  74. I’m a Lit­tle Sol­dier of the King
  75. I’m Here but for To­day
  76. I’m Like a Green Ol­ive in the House of My God
  77. In the Car­a­van That Trea­sure Laden
  78. In the Time of My Trou­ble
  79. In Thee I Put My Trust
  80. In Thy Mul­ti­tude of Ten­der Mer­cies
  81. Instinctively My Heart Doth Turn
  82. Is the Hand of the Lord Waxed Short
  83. Israel, Thou Pe­cul­iar Trea­sure
  84. Jerusalem Is Laid in Heaps
  85. Jerusalem, Thou Glo­ri­ous Name
  86. Jesus Christ Hath Died for Me
  87. Judge Me, O Lord, for I Have Walked
  88. Keep Not Thou Si­lence
  89. King Shall Joy in Thy Strength, O Lord, The
  90. Let Earth Re­joice and Let the Isles Be Glad
  91. Let God Arise in Judg­ment
  92. Let Them That Love Him Rise with Joy
  93. Like the Pre­cious Oint­ment
  94. Lo, the Bat­tle Clash of Dark­ness
  95. Lord, Be Not Si­lent un­to Me
  96. Lord Bowed the Hea­vens and Came Down, The
  97. Lord Hath Chos­en Zi­on, The
  98. Lord, How Are They In­creased That Trou­ble Me
  99. Lord, I Come for My Dai­ly Bread
  100. Lord Is Clothed with Ma­jes­ty, The
  101. Lord Is on My Side, I Will Not Fear, The
  102. Lord, My Heart Is Not Haugh­ty
  103. Lord’s My Shep­herd on My Side, The
  104. Lord of the Har­vest Doth Cry to the Reap­ers, The
  105. Lord, Re­buke Me Not in Thine An­ger
  106. Lord Said un­to My Lord, The
  107. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwell­ing Place
  108. Lord, Thou Hast Pro­mised to Sup­ply My Need
  109. Lord, Thou Hast Proved and Tried My Heart
  110. Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me Through and Through
  111. Lord, Who Is He Who Shall Abide?
  112. Make a Joy­ful Noise to God
  113. Make Haste to Help Me, O My God
  114. Man’s In­hu­man­i­ty to Man
  115. Mighty God from Ris­ing Sun, The
  116. Mighty Shall His Seed Be in the Earth
  117. My Be­lov­ed Has Come to His Gar­den
  118. My Heart Is Fixed, O God on Thee
  119. My Heart Is In­dit­ing a Good Mat­ter
  120. My Je­sus, to Thy Circ­ling Arm
  121. Night and Storm Were up­on My Heart
  122. Not un­to Us O Lord, but un­to Thee
  123. O Come and Wor­ship at the Feet of Him
  124. O Come, Let Us Sing to the Migh­ty God
  125. O Con­se­crate Thy­self To­day
  126. O Give Thanks un­to the Lord
  127. O God Thy Won­drous Works
  128. O God, Why Hast Thou Cast Us Off for Ev­er?
  129. O Hear, In­ha­bi­tants of Earth
  130. O How Sweet My Pre­cious Sav­ior
  131. O Let Me Hear the Voice of One
  132. O Lord God of My Sal­va­tion
  133. O Lord, in Thee I Put My Trust
  134. O Lord, Make Me to Know Mine End
  135. O Praise My Soul the Liv­ing God
  136. O Praise the Lord Ye Na­tions
  137. O Save Me by Thy Strength, O God
  138. O Seek the Lord and His Strength
  139. O Sing to the Lord of All the Earth
  140. O That the Sal­va­tion of Is­ra­el
  141. O the Bit­ter Words and Cru­el
  142. Of Old Hast Thou Laid the Foun­da­tion of the Earth
  143. Of the Corn of the Thresh­ing Floor
  144. On the Sol­emn Feast Day
  145. Our Feet Shall Stand With­in Thy Gates
  146. Our God Is a Con­sum­ing Fire
  147. Peace of the Heart, Its On­ly Rest
  148. Pilgrim, Knock­ing Late and Lone
  149. Plead Thou My Cause, O Lord, My God
  150. Praise the Lord from the Hea­vens
  151. Praise Wait­eth for Thee, Gra­cious Lord
  152. Praise Ye the Lord, Who Rul­eth Ev­ery­where
  153. Praise Ye the Lord, Ye Saints of His
  154. Preserve Me, Thou Who Art My Lord
  155. Rejoice in God, All Ye Whose Hearts Are Right
  156. Revive Us Again, O God of Our Sal­va­tion
  157. Rise, O Thou Who Dost In­her­it Ev­ery Na­tion
  158. Savior, to Thee I Bring My Lit­tle Cup
  159. See, the Sol­emn Light Is Dawn­ing
  160. Send Out Thy Truth and Light
  161. Serve the Lord with Glad­ness
  162. Since Fa­ther Rules in Love
  163. Stranger in a For­eign Land, A
  164. Sweet Is Thy Fel­low­ship
  165. Thank God for Clouds
  166. That Bless­ed Reign Is Com­ing Soon
  167. That the Trial of Your Faith
  168. Waters Deep O Lord My God, The
  169. There Is a God Who Judg­eth
  170. There Is a Li­ttle Low Place of Rest
  171. There’s a Deep Con­tent in Je­sus
  172. There’s a Migh­ty Ri­ver Flow­ing
  173. There’s a Won­drous Ci­ty Build­ing
  174. There’s to Us a Bann­er Giv­en
  175. They That Sow in Tears Shall Reap in Joy
  176. Thy Hand Doth Press Me Sore, O Lord
  177. Thy Mer­cy, Lord, Is in the Hea­vens
  178. ’Tis in the Preg­nant Dusk of the Dawn
  179. ’Tis Not for My Trans­gress­ion
  180. ’Tis Plea­sant and Come­ly to Praise Our God
  181. To Thee, O Lord, I Lift My Soul
  182. To Thee We Bring Our Thanks, O Lord
  183. Truly My Soul Doth Wait up­on Je­ho­vah
  184. Under Thy Wings O God I’m Sweet­ly Rest­ing
  185. Unto the Ev­er­last­ing Hills
  186. We Have Heard with Our Ears, O Lord
  187. We Praise Thee
  188. What Hath God Wrought
  189. What Hea­vy Stripes Were Laid on Thee
  190. What Time I Am Afraid, and Ene­mies Are Nigh
  191. When Bat­tle’s Clang Is End­ed
  192. When from Old Egypt Is­ra­el Went
  193. When I Am Giv­en Grace to Pour
  194. When Is­ra­el Went from Egypt
  195. When My Heart Is Ov­er­whelmed With­in Me
  196. When We Come to Know the Sto­ry
  197. Where Is the Bur­den of Sin That Lay
  198. Who Are These That Are Ar­rayed in White Robes?
  199. Who Shall Show Forth All the Prais­es?
  200. Why Do the Hea­then Rage?
  201. Why, O My God, Hast Thou For­sak­en Me?
  202. Why Stand­est Thou Afar, O Lord?
  203. Why Stand­est Thou All the Day?
  204. Wings of a Dove, The
  205. With All My Heart Among His Peo­ple
  206. Within My House with Per­fect Heart
  207. Wonderful Tale Do the Ag­es Un­fold

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