For Fallen Comrades Let Us Sing, "To The Mansions of the Lord"
To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord
No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord
Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord
Cleaned it up for ya' :)
Now, back to your regularly scheduled discussion :-)
"He stands in good with the Lord and I want to see him decorated!"
What was it that caused the Christ to marvel? It was these words of the centurion delivered to the Lord by the soldier's friends,"Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it."
Patton chose someone else worthy to write the prayer to the Lord, and Chaplain O'Neill used the same wording in the beginning of his petition......"beseech", that the messengers of the centurion acted out about 2,000 years ago. The good chaplain also requested a miracle(lifting of the foul weather)on behalf of a military leader. Both times the miracle occured. It was and still is such a great prayer, that I have no doubt that Chaplain O'Neill was a very serious student of the scriptures, and, I would like to believe that the story of the centurion was among those he most treasured.
Patton showed great faith, believing that if the Lord was approached correctly, and, if it was His will, that the miracle would most certainly take place. The chaplain wrote a bold, but humble prayer, a beautiful prayer. The miracle occured. Just as in the days of old.
To me, the parallels are astonishing.