[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 60 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  As we come into Your presence today, dear God, we recall the familiar 
words of Reverend Samuel Francis Smith:

  ``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 this expression of resolute trust in You and 
for Your faithfulness in answering this prayer. As we honor different 
Americans who have enriched our history, we also remember the inspired 
English professor, Katherine Lee Bates, whose assurance of Your 
providence, in 1893, led her to write:

``America! America! God shed His grace on Thee;
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea!''
  In response, we open our lives to Your grace and renew our commitment 
to Your good as the measure of America's greatness. You are our Lord 
and Saviour. Amen.

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