[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Today, we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. It seems appropriate to have 
a Gaelic blessing and then one of Patrick's prayers.

     May the road rise up to meet you,
     May the wind be always at your back,
     May the sun lie warmly upon Your face,
     May the rain fall softly on your fields,
     And until we meet again,
     May the Lord hold you
     In the hollow of His hand.

  Let us pray: Gracious Lord, we remember the words with which St. 
Patrick began his days. ``I arise today, through God's might to uphold 
me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to 
hear me, God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, and God's 
shield to protect me.'' In Your holy name. Amen.

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