Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#92

92. 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:
why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!

Text Information

• First Line: This is my Father's world
• Title: This Is My Father's World
• Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901) (1901)
• Meter: S.M.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: God the Father: Power of God in Nature

Tune Information

• Name: TERRA BEATA
• Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard (1852-1930) (1915)
• Meter: S.M.D.
• Incipit: 12353 21234 65326
• Key: D Major