This Is My Father's World
| Category: | Religious |
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| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Written by Maltbie D. Babcock in the early 1900s, this hymn celebrates the beauty of creation and God's presence in nature. Often used in worship and reflective settings. |
F.... G.... C....
CThis is my GFather's Cworld,
and Fto my Clistening Gears
all Cnature sAmings, and rFound mGe riCngs
the Fmusic oGf the Cspheres.
This Cis my FFatGher's Cworld:
I rFest me Gin the Cthought
of Crocks and Amtrees, of Fskies Gand Cseas;
his Fhand the Gwonders Cwrought.
F.....G.... C....
CThis is my GFather's Cworld,
the Fbirds Ctheir carols Graise,
the Cmorning Amlight, the FliGly Cwhite,
decFlare their Gmaker's Cpraise.
This Cis my FFatGher's Cworld:
he Fshines in Gall that's Cfair;
in Cthe rustling Amgrass I Fhear Ghim Cpass;
he Fspeaks to me GeveryCwhere.
F.... G.... C....
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!
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