[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9518]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  In the book of the prophet Amos, the Lord tells us:

I hate and despise your feasts,
I want none of your burnt offerings.
Let me have no more of the din of your chanting,
No more of your strumming on harps.
But let justice flow like water,
And integrity like an unfailing stream.

  Let us pray.
  Lord God, we praise You and bless You for the many gifts You have 
given to the United States, and for the gifts You have given to the men 
and women who serve in the Senate. Let our feasts be to come to the aid 
of the poor and the oppressed. Let our song be to practice justice, and 
let our sacrifice be the offering of a humble and contrite heart. Then, 
when our lips sing Your praise, You will listen to our song. Amen.

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