60. 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.

Text Information
First Line: This is my Father's world
Title: This Is My Father's World
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock
Language: English
Publication Date: 1957
Topic: Songs Suitable for Primary; God, the Creator; Creation (2 more...)
Copyright: Words from Thoughts for Every-Day Living. Copyright, 1901, by Charles Scribner's Sons. Used by permission.
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [This is my Father's world]
Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Music copyright, 1915, by the Trustees of the Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work. From Hymns for Junior Worship. Used by permission.
Notes: Now Public Domain



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