[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Paul Lavin, offered the following prayer:

  In Psalm 113 we hear David sing:

Praise you servants of the Lord praise the name of the Lord
Blessed be the name of the Lord both now and forever.

From the rising to the setting of the sun is the name of the Lord to be 
      praised.
High above all nations is the Lord, above the heavens is his glory

Who is like the Lord, Our God, who is enthroned on high
and looks upon the heavens and the earth below?

He raises up the lowly from the dust; from the dunghill he lifts up the 
      poor
To seat them with princes, with the princes of his own people.

  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, we give You thanks for the many and varied ways You 
have blessed the men and women who serve in the Senate. We ask now, 
Lord, that they may do Your will in all things and so remain close to 
You.
  Lord, Your presence is found where unity and love prevail; grant that 
they may strive to work together in harmony and peace.
  We acknowledge that God is the strength and protector of his people; 
grant, Lord, to the Members of the Senate the strength and courage they 
need to serve the people of the United States.
  We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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