This is My Father's World

This is My Father’s World SATB Choir (duration: 5 ‘ 20”)

Gillian R. Menichino

This is My Father’s World SATB Choir (duration: 5’ 20”)

Gillian R. Menichino © Copyright March 2013

This is My Father’s World

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 hands the wonder wrought.

This is my Father’s world, The birds the 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 thought the wrong seems oft so strong, God 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.

Maltbie D. Babcock, 1901

This is My Father´s World Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901)

q = 58

Gillian Menichino

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  SOPRANO  

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 



solo



3

 

 

 

tutti

  

This is my Fa -ther´s world

mf

              solo

ALTO

This

  

TENOR



tutti p

S.

mf

  

 

 

 

my Fa -ther´s world



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     

solo



   

tutti

 



Fa -ther´s world,

        mf



world

My Fa -ther's

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

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

 

world

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

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and

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to

p

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and

to

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

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p

 

 world



mf      



all

T.

tutti

q = 74

p sub

p

 

A.

    



 

World

6



This is my

   

BASS

 

3

is my Fa -ther´s world,

 

world

3

pp

 

 

lis - tening

ears



my

pp

 

 

lis - tening

ears

3



my

na - ture

  





  



 

Più mosso

Più mosso

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mf

S.

sings all

A.

na - ture sings and

p

   

       

sings

T.

B.

      

´round me rings a - round me

and



ri - ngs

and round me

              ´round me rings a - round me

         p

and

´round me

ri - ngs

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        

p

and



´round me

ri - ngs

f

ri - ngs

ri - ngs

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



and´round me

ri - ngs

of

ri - ngs

the

   

ri - ngs

 

the

     

        

         and´round me

rings the mu - sic

the

mf

       ri - ngs

2

rit.

15

S.

   

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

pp

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mp

 

spheres

f

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  

rit.







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of

the



p



       mu - sic of

 the

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solo







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spheres

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



p



pp





 





p



pp





solo





S.

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  

 





mf

         



solo

Tempo primo A.

p

   

 



T.

   



p

This is my Fa -ther´s

B.



world

25

S.

Più mosso mp

p

sings

a - round me ri - ngs

A.

mp

       a -round me ri- ngs



ri - ngs

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B.



 pp



mf

   

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  

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of



skies and

 

mp

mf

seas.

His hands the won -der wrought



f



mf

     

a -round me

  3           

             I rest me in the thought ofrocks and trees Più mosso

 

pp

      

       

     

Più mosso

    



Fa -ther´s world

a - round me

tuttimf

T.

 pp  

Fa - ther´s world

Più mosso tutti

    All na -ture

 

        

       

3

my

mf

This is my

  



        mf

          

Tempo primo

tutti f

pp

My Fa - ther´s world

         mf

p

    

   

World

  

 

Fa -ther´s world

Tempo primo solo

mp

World

This is my

 

 



spheres

20





spheres

rit.

  

pp



rit.

f

T.

   

ri- ngs

     the

    the

mf

   



the won - der wrought

mf

tutti         the won -der wrought

 

3 30

S.

mp p

f

           mu - sic of the

spheres

f

A.

T.

B.

 

  

  

35

S.

spheres

   

mp

  

This

   



mp

A.

mp

    



mp

    

mp

T.

B.

   



      



mf

         

       

is my Fa -ther´s world



   

mf

        All na -ture

si - ngs

the

mp

       

    

 

poco rit.

their ma - kers praise

poco rit.

ri - ngs

a -round me

       a tempo

 

a tempo

         f

mu - sic of the

spheres.

ri - ngs

mf

f

                 mu - sic of the

spheres.

de - clare

a -round me

a -round me ri - ngs

mp

  

This is my

Fa -ther´s world

   









mp

 

This

a tempo

p

 





a tempo

poco rit.

a - round me rings the

p

 

         the

 

li - ly white,

a -round me ri - ngs



mf

      

       

f

       

  

  

a - round me

mf

   

the

mp

de - clare

 

the mor -ning Light,

    

 

  

  

     

their ma - kers praise

B.

 

mf

li - ly white,

   

        

   

mp

poco rit.

T.

mp





     

the mor -ning Light,

        

mf

       ri - ngs

 

World

39

A.

 

      





a - round me ri - ngs

S.

mf

mf

p



The birds their ca - rols raise,

   

Fa - ther´s world

This is my Fa -ther´s world

This



 

  

3

   my



The birds their ca - rols raise,

  



is my Fa -ther´s world

mp

          mu - sic of the

mf

        

p

f

          This

is my Fa -ther´s world

p



4 44

S.

p

mp

    

  



  

        

       

a -round me ri - ngs

    

A.

is my Fa -ther's

B.





p mf

world

All na - ture

mp

p

  



  

T.

         

  

   

mp

      

si - ngs

a -round me

mf

 

  

world

   

p

  

   3

   

49

S.

   

a - round me

  

A.

    in

T.

B.



a - round me



the rust - ling grass

I hear Him

pass,

   

in

rust - ling grass

the

S.





ngs



I hear Him

pass,

  the

mp

 

 

mu - sic

of

 the

poco rit.

A.

 





  the



mp

 

 

mu - sic



  

B.

me

f

    

   He speaks

to



-

pp

 

ri

-





3

pp

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 

-

-

e - very - where.

me



3



pp

 

 

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 





p

mp

p











my

Fa - ther´s



 



 

spheres

of

 the

  



spheres





This

is

  







Spheres

poco rit.

   

to

Tempo primo

poco rit.

T.

He speaks

ri

Tempo primo

ngs

   

f

 

 

ri - ngs

   

f

Tempo primo

poco rit.

53

a - round me

  

pp

 

        

   

  

 

mf



  

in all that´s fair;

ri - ngs

ri - ngs

  

  

   

 

 

    

mf

    

a - round me

ri - ngs

ri - ngs

mf



 



    

  

mf

f

in all that´s fair;

He shines

  

a -round me

    

mf

 

   

ri - ngs

He shines

My Fa - ther´s world

    

a -round me ri - ngs



  Spheres



world

p

 

 spheres

Tempo primo

  







p

mp   



spheres

This

my



is

 

5 57

S.

    

mf

  





f



 



 

  



 









 



 



 



world

  

A.

 

mf

 

my

    

T.

B.

 

      Fa



ther´s -





Fa - ther´s

world





 



This

is

my

Fa - ther´s

world





    

A.

 



  

pp

  

T.

B.

   

  

 



solo

mf

    



Oh

 

mf

  

That though

solo

world



  f



world

  

f

 

-

pp

      





 

world -

62

S.

mf

f

3

pp

let me

 



   

ne´ ver

mf

         the wrong seems

p

oft

 





 





  

     for - get



 



 

world

pp



    

 

solo

67

S.

 

A.

  

T.

B.



 

tutti p







oft

so

strong

tutti

tutti

tutti

p





oft

so



p



oft

so

strong







oft

so

strong

p

mf



 

oft so

world

  

so strong,

 



   

 

strong,



   mf

  

God

 



    the

  

ru



mf

 

 

The

ru

 -





    mf

God

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the

ru



 -

-

ler

yet.

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



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

  

 

ler

mf

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The

 

  

strong,

ler

ru



-

ler

yet.

 

 

6 p

71

S.

  

 

 



mf

        

 



This

p

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A.

 

 



        This

  

T.

B.

p

  p

   

is

         This

 

is

my

my

my

world

mf

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Fa - ther´s

  

Fa - ther´s world

 



is

mf

  3

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mf

 



3



world

76

S.



 

mp



 

world

q = 60

poco rit.

flowing ,slightly slower p

   

 

done;



S.





p 3

     The

bat - tle





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mp

is

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

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

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3

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

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

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



q = 60

poco rit.

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       mf

  



My Fa - ther's world

q = 60

flowing ,slightly slower p

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 



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q = 60

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p

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 

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q = 60

poco rit.



 

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done;

mp



q = 60

done;

mp



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poco rit.

 

 

world

flowing ,slightly slower p

poco rit.



     

q = 60

poco rit.

done;

mp

  

My Fa -ther´s

done;

mp



 

mf



 

q = 60

poco rit.

mp



flowing ,slightly slower p mp

done;

mp





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poco rit.

 

world

 

flowing ,slightly slower p



  



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

 

7 mf

82

S.

  







 

3

  

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

mp

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mp

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S.

mf





 

3

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mp

A.

  



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- sus

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A.

mf



    This

T.



is

  

This

is

mf







my

Fa - ther´s

world



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

    Je

my

B.

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

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- sus

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

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- sus

S.

   









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

pp dolce

 

pp

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fied



mf

3

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





 dolce



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

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



sus





Shall

sa

3

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sa

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-

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

 



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tis

tis

-

-

who



3

who



 



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be

sa

-

tis

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sa

-

tis

3



who





shall

shall

3

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

be





  

  

Je - sus

who died

 





3

who died

3

   

Je - sus

-

     



-

 

died

3

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sus



 

 

be



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sus

pp dolce

  



sus

pp dolce

 

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







Je -



 

p

3

Je - sus

p

 





fied

T.

mf

Je - sus

Fa - ther´s world

A.

 

Je - sus



Shall

3

who

3



sus

  

86

 



Fa - ther's world



mp

B.

3

mf

-

  

died

mf



My

  





died

   



mp

T.

who

 

died



   

 

mp

who died

shall

shall

   shall





be

sa

   





   

be

sa

-





  

be

sa

-

3

3

3

-

tis -

tis -

tis -

8

rit.

   3  

   

90

S.

Be

sa - tis

-



mf

 

 

 

fied,

and

  

   



  

hea - ven

mp



  

and earth

be one.

rit.

A.

  

  



mf



fied,

   

and hea - ven

and



mp

  

earth

be one.

rit.

T.

   

  

fied,

B.

     fied,

  

mf



 

     

and

earth

and hea - ven

 and

rit.

mf



    

earth

and hea - ven



   and



    

mp div.

earth

   and



earth

be one.



div.

mp

    

be one.