The preparation and properties of novel organic-inorganic glasses with phenyl groups covalently bonded to phosphorus in an inorganic glass are presented. Phenyl phosphonic acid (PPA) can be incorporated into tin and zinc fluorophosphate glasses (MO/MF2/PO(2.5)PPA) at levels up to 72 mol%. The T-g's of these glasses range from below room temperature to near 200 degreesC depending on glass composition. For low melt glasses, these glasses have low moisture absorption and may solubilize dyes, organic photoconductors, NLO molecules, and pharmaceuticals. Several applications have been considered.