The Presbyterian Hymnal ‎#293

293. 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.
Oh, 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.

Text Information

• First Line: This is my Father's world
• Title: This Is My Father's World
• Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990

Tune Information

• Name: TERRA BEATA
• Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard (1915)
• Meter: SMD
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: The Hymnbook, harm 1953 for; alt. 1988
• Copyright: Harmonization copyright MCMLV by John Ribble; renewed 1983. Alteration © 1990 Westminster/John Knox Press. All rights reserved.