[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Chaplain, Rev. James David Ford, D.D., offered the following 
prayer:
  ``For the beauty of the Earth,
  For the glory of the skies,
  For the love which from our birth
  Over and around us lies;
  Lord of all, to Thee we raise
  This our prayer of grateful praise.''
  We are thankful, O God, for the beauty that surrounds us and for the 
grace which makes us whole. May our lives never become so cluttered 
that we fail to see Your divine glory in the world and Your perfect 
love which is freely given to us and to every person. Bless us, O God, 
this day and every day, we pray. Amen.

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