[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  God of judgement and grace, tomorrow we commemorate the death of 
Katherine Lee Bates 69 years ago. Many of us may not recognize her name 
but we all know the words of the beloved prayer she wrote as part of 
what is now a favorite hymn.

  O beautiful for patriot dream
  That sees beyond the years.
  Thine alabaster cities gleam
  undimmed by human tears.
  America! America!
  God shed His grace on thee,
  And crown thy good with brotherhood
  From sea to shining sea.

  Father, cleanse any prejudice from our hearts and help us press on in 
the battle to assure equality of education, housing, job opportunities, 
advancement, and social status for all, regardless of race or creed. 
May this Senate be distinguished in crowning good with brotherhood in 
the ongoing challenge to extricate people from the syndrome of poverty 
and in the effort to assure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 
for all people. Crown our good with a renewed commitment to You as our 
Father and one another as equal sisters and brothers. Through Him who 
taught us that how we care for the poor and disadvantaged will affect 
where we spend eternity. Amen.

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