[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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  The House met at 11 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

  With these stirring words of Isaac Watts we recall Your providence, O 
God, to us and to all people. Your abiding word has led us in days of 
old to acknowledge Your acts of creation and Your blessings to us as a 
nation. And as we anticipate the days ahead, Your gifts of justice and 
mercy give us hope and give us encouragement. For these and all Your 
gifts, O God, we offer this prayer of thanksgiving and praise. Amen.

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