Sing for Joy ‎#86

86. My Place in God's World

1 God who put the stars in space,
Who made the world we share,
In His making made a place
For me, and put me here.

2 Thank You, God, for stars in space
And for the world we share.
Thank You for my special place
To love and serve You here.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God who put the stars in space
• Title: My Place in God's World
• Author: Margaret Mealy
• Author: Norman Mealy
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Topic: Thanks for Special Things; God the Creator; God Cares for Me; Love: For God; Me; Moon and Stars; Space
• Source: Based on a poem by Lucile S. Reed and the ideas of her second-grade class

Tune Information

• Name: MENDIP
• Incipit: 54351 76653 11233
• Key: D Major
• Source: Traditional English
• Copyright: Melody (slightly alt.) from "Songs of Praise" (Enlarged Edition) by permission of the Oxford University Press, London, England