651 - The Christian Life

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 our Father's world,

oh, let us not forget

that though the wrong is great and strong,

God is our Father yet.

He trusts us with his world,

to keep it clean and fair,

all earth and trees, all skies and seas,

all creatures everywhere.

Words: St. 1, Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901) Music: Copyright 1975 by Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Music not used here. Mercer Street, Malcolm Williamson (b. 1931)