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This Is my Father's World was written my Maltbie Babcock. Babcock was from an aristocratic family, and he was a brilliant scholar who attended Syracuse University. He was a proficient vocalist, and he directed the university glee club.
God called him to the ministry; and after training at Auburn Theological Seminary, he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Lockport, New York. He would go for long runs to observe his Father's world. During his time at Lockport he wrote a sixteen-stanza poem, each verse beginning with the words "This is my Father's world."
After his death in 1901, his wife compiled his writings into a book which included this.
