My Father's World

My Father's World
Maltbie D. Babcock


This is my Father's world.
On the day of its wondrous birth
The stars of light in the phalanx bright
Sang out in Heavenly mirth.

This is my Father's world.
E'en yet to my listening ears
All nature sings, and around 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.

This is my Father's world.
The birds that 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.

This is my Father's world.
From His eternal throne,
He watch doth keep when I'm asleep,
And I am not alone.

This is my Father's world.
Dreaming, I see His face.
I ope my eyes, and in glad suprise
Cry, "The Lord is in this place."

This is my Father's world.
I walk a deset lone.
In a bush ablaze to my wondering gaze
God makes his glory known.

This is my Father's world.
Among the mountains drear,
'Mid rending rocks and earthquake shocks,
The still, small voice I hear.

This is my Father's world.
From the shining courts above,
The Beloved One, His only Son,
Came--a pledge of deathless love.

This is my Father's world.
Now closer to Heaven bound,
For dear to God is the earth Christ trod,
No place but is holy ground.

This is my Father's world.
His love has filled my breast,
I am reconciled, I am His child,
My soul has found His rest.

This is my Father's world.
A wanderer I may roam,
Whate'er my lot, it matters not,
My heart is still at home.

This is my Father's world.
O let me ne'er forget
That tho' 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.

This is my Father's world.
Should my heart be ever sad?
The Lord is King--let the Heavens ring
God reigns--let the earth be glad.

The Wonder of God's Nature

                It’s a Monday morning, and you wake up late. Missing the bus, you have no choice but to walk to school. As you start off your mood is sour and intolerable; you are angry for wasting a few minutes out of your day walking to school. However, as time progresses you realize how clear the air is this morning, how pretty the sunrise is reflecting off of the reservoir, and your mood begins to lighten up. By the time you reach school you admit to yourself that the walk was a blessing, a peaceful time to contemplate your life, surrounded by God’s creation.

               My favorite hymn is “This Is My Father’s World,” written by Maltbie Davenport Babcock. Living in Lockport, New York, Babcock would frequently stroll along the Niagara Escarpment and enjoy the overlook of Lake Ontario and upstate New York’s scenery. Before leaving, he would tell his wife, “I am going to see the Father’s world.” Every morning when I rise I sing the first and last stanza to this mighty hymn. The lyrics go as follows:

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.

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.

                I have learned that if one starts off their morning singing and praising God’s name, and thanking him for his creation it puts you in better spirits the rest of the day. His wonderful works are visible everywhere; even in a world full of evil and sin, as the last stanza to “This Is My Father’s World” says, he is among us. Begin your day with a prayer to God, thanking him for his mercy and the beautiful world that he has given us. Study his word, and acclaim his name, and you will be blessed.

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