487. 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
Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock, 1858 - 1901
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: Rogationtide; The Life In Christ: Adoration and Praise; The Life In Christ: Contemplation
Copyright: Reprinted from Thoughts for Everyday Living by Maltbie D. Babcock; copyright 1901 by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 by Katherine T. Babcock; used by permission of the publishers
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: TERRA PATRIS
Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852 - 1930
Meter: S. M. D.
Key: E♭ Major



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