How to align the text to top of TextView?

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How to align the text to top of a TextView?
Equivalent Android API for Swings setInsets()?
that is top of text should start be in (0,0) of TextView

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView 
        android:id="@+id/text1" 
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:text="TextView" 
        android:textSize="42sp" 
        android:paddingTop="0px" 
        android:gravity="top">
    </TextView> 
</LinearLayout> 

I have used above snippet, however still output is not as expected
Any ideas?

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