![]() It is also tempting to look at the hymn’s call to environmental concerns considering the human responsibility to protect our world so that nature might continue to sing rather than groan. The images of God passing “in the rustling grass,” and speaking to us “everywhere” certainly are comforting to both young and old. It is tempting to look at Babcock’s hymn simply as a charming little ditty one that speaks of a God who is present in the created world, where the songs of the birds become carols and all of creation raises its praise to the heavens. That beauty is expressed in phrases such as “The morning light, the lily white,” “He shines in all that’s fair,” and “All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres.” Its words speak to the creative powers of God, who designed a world touched with the sights and sounds of beauty. He often told his wife, “I’m going out to see my Father’s world ” thus the hymn’s title and repeated first line. The three verses of the hymn are part of Maltbie Davenport Babcock’s 16-stanza poem, written with inspiration from his frequent walks along the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario. ![]() My introduction to the hymns of the faith began in a Presbyterian church setting, singing and then later playing tunes such as “Jesus Loves Me,” “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian,” and “For the Beauty of the Earth.” Another song on my list of favorites was “This is My Father’s World,” written by a Presbyterian minister while he served a church in Lockport, New York.
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