The traditional hymn of both the Royal Navy and the US Navy was originally penned as, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save." I posted the history of the hymn and its subsequent versions
here. Here is the version we will use this Sunday. Verse 2 and 5 are my authorship.
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| USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, photo by Donald Sensing |
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Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Day 2007.
A young woman weeps for her slain fiance. |
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| The U.S. Marine Memorial, Washington D.C. |
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US Air Force F-15 fighters' "missing man" formation, in which the lead pilot
ascends heavenward to memorialize comrades who died. |
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The Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Mo., noontime Memorial Day 2009,
photo by Donald Sensing |
