Eternal father...

[BLUEHAWK]

"As a Cadet at a Navy military school, I heard it every Sunday for 4 years. Still chokes me up. But here are the verses for the Coast Guard:

"Eternal Father lord of Hosts
Watch o?er the men who guard our coasts.
Protect them from the raging seas
And give them light and life and peace
Grant them from they great throne above
The Shield and Shelter of thy love.

Always ready, strong they stand
Our Coast Guard helps maintain this land
Semper Paratus is their call
As they shirk self to give their all
In duty, tough, demanding, hard
God guide and Bless our great Coast Guard"


ollie

[colmurph]

The first verse is "Eternal Father strong to save who'se arm doth bind the restless wave, who bids the mighty ocean deep it's own imparted limits keep." Oh! hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea."