Author—Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858–1901 Composer—Franklin L. Sheppard, 1852–1930 Tune Name—“Terra Beata” Meter—SM (66.86 Doubled) He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Psalm 33:5 This hymn is taken from a sixteen-verse poem written by the Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock and published posthumously in 1901. The first line of each of the sixteen stanzas begins with “This is my Father’s world.” Maltbie D. Babcock was born in Syracuse,