Garage Hymnal: My Father's World

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 heaven be one.

Garage Hymnal have released a new album, the self titled Garage Hymnal (their third...unless you count the album distributed by the then SUEU Ancon band called Garage Hymnal). I won't comment on the musical abilities of the album - despite my ten years on brass instruments in the Blue Mountains City Band - but track number 10, Father's World, is an awesome song. Here it is in it's entirety (according to the Book of Common Praise 1947):

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, 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.

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 heaven be one.

h/t to the OC Supertones and NT Wright for introducing me to the song.