[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 4 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  On this day, one hundred and sixty-six years ago, Samuel Frances 
Smith penned these familiar words of prayer:

       Our Fathers' God, To thee,
       Author of liberty,
       To Thee we sing;
       Long may our land be bright
       With freedom's holy light;
       Protect us by Thy might,
       Great God, our King.

  Thank You, Father, for Your faithfulness in answering this prayer as 
it has been sung all through the years. You have answered the prayers 
of Your people in times of success and need, war and peace.
  Today, grant the women and men of this Senate an acute awareness that 
millions of American prayers for them are being answered. May they see 
their work this week as Your answer to the prayers of the American 
people. Remind them that You provide for what You guide. You will meet 
their needs and, through them, meet the needs of our Nation. There is 
no limit to what can be done when we place our lives in Your all-
powerful hands. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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