Text: | This Is My Father's World |
Author: | Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901 |
Tune: | TERRA PATRIS |
Composer: | Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852-1930 |
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 ev'rywhere.
3 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;
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is king, let the heavens ring;
God reigns, let the earth be glad!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | This is my Father's world |
Title: | This Is My Father's World |
Author: | Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901 |
Meter: | S M D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1978 |
Topic: | Celebration, Jubilation; Creation |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | TERRA PATRIS |
Composer: | Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852-1930 (adapt.) |
Meter: | S M D |
Key: | D Major |