The Worshipbook ‎#602

602. 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:
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:
The battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and heaven be one.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is my Father's world
• Title: This Is My Father's World
• Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
• Meter: S.M.D.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 24
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Civil Year: Thanksgiving Day

Tune Information

• Name: TERRA BEATA
• Adapter: Franklin L. Sheppard (1915, alt.)
• Meter: S.M.D.
• Key: E♭ Major