55. This is My Father's World

1 This is my Father's world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world,
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas—
His hand the wonders wrought.

2 This is my Father's world,
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world,
He shines in all that's fair:
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.

3 This is my Father's world,
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world,
The battle is not done,
Jesus who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and heaven be one.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: This is my Father's world
Title: This is My Father's World
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
Meter: S. M. D.
Publication Date: 1957
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: God: God the Creator
Copyright: Words reprinted from Thoughts for Everyday Living by Maltbie D. Babcock; copyright, 1901 by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 by Katharine T. Babcock. Reprinted by permission of the publishers.
Tune Information
Name: TERRA BEATA
Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard (1915)
Meter: S. M. D.
Key: E♭ Major



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