[RightOnline]

To my brothers wearing the "green bag", who slip the surly bonds to defend our country:

"Lord, Guard and guide the men who fly" [ Official Hymn of the United States Air Force; Music by Henry Baker (1854); Words by Mary C. D. Hamilton (1915)]

Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky;
Be with them traversing the air
In darkening storms or sunshine fair. Amen.

Thou who dost keep with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight,
Thou of the tempered winds, be near,
That, having Thee, they know no fear.

Control their minds with instinct fit
What time, adventuring, they quit
The firm security of land;
Grant steadfast eye and skillful hand.

Aloft in solitudes of space,
Uphold them with Thy saving grace.
O God, protect the men who fly
Thru lonely ways beneath the sky. Amen.

[Snow Bunny]

I LOVE this what you posted it is soooooo beautiful.I can hear it as I read it in my mind. Just so beautiful!Thank you so much.

[Billie]

Thank you, ROL, for posting the lyrics to the Official Hymn of the AF. Beautiful words, all of them.

Aloft in solitudes of space,
Uphold them with Thy saving grace.
O God, protect the men who fly
Thru lonely ways beneath the sky. Amen.