Trinity Hymnal ‎#109

109. This is my Father's world

1 This is my Father's world,
And to my list'ning 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 heav'n be one.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is my Father's world
• Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Acts 4:24
• Topic: God: Sovereignty of; Work of Creation

Tune Information

• Name: TERRA BEATA
• Composer: Franklin L. Sheppard (1915)
• Arranger: Edward Shippen Barnes (1926)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. copyright 1927 by Edward Shippen Barnes
• Notes: Now Public Domain.