| Eternal Father, Strong to Save：歌詞
1861年原版歌詞：
Eternal Father, strong to save, O Christ! Whose voice the
waters heard Most Holy Spirit! Who didst
brood O Trinity of love and power!
Almighty Father, strong to save, O Christ, the Lord of hill and
plain O Spirit, whom the Father sent O Trinity of love and power, O Father, King of earth and sea, We dedicate this ship to thee. In faith we send her on her way; In faith to thee we humbly pray: O hear from heaven our sailor's cry And watch and guard her from on high! 船艦除役 And when at length her course is run, Her work for home and country done, Of all the souls that in her sailed Let not one life in thee have failed; But hear from heaven our sailor's cry, And grant eternal life on high! 海軍，普通版本 Lord, guard and guide the men who fly And those who on the ocean ply; Be with our troops upon the land, And all who for their country stand: Be with these guardians day and night And may their trust be in thy might. （完成於大約1955年） 美國海軍陸戰隊版 Eternal Father, grant, we pray To all Marines, both night and day The courage, honor, strength, and skill Their land to serve, Thy law fulfill Be Thou the shield forevermore From every peril to the Corps. （由J.E. Seim在1966年完成） 美國海岸防衛隊版 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 thy great throne above The shield and shelter of thy love. （由George H. Jenks, Jr.在1955完成） 美國海軍三棲特戰部隊（SEAL）版 Eternal Father, faithful friend, Be swift to answer those we send In brotherhood and urgent trust On hidden missions dangerous O hear us when we cry to Thee For SEALs in air, on land, and sea. 美國海軍建設旅（Navy Seabees）版 Lord, stand beside the men who build And give them courage, strength, and skill O grant them peace of heart and mind And comfort loved ones left behind. Lord, hear our prayer for all Seabees Where'er they be on land or sea. （由R.J. Dietrich在1960完成） 美國海軍陸戰隊醫務隊（ Corpsmen）版 Creator, Father, who first breathed In us the life that we received, By power of Thy breath restore The ill, and men with wounds of war. Bless those who give their healing care, That life and laughter all may share. （由Galen H. Meyer, 1969著作，在1970年被James D. Shannon採用） 飛行員版 Lord, guard and guide the men who fly Through the great spaces in the sky Be with them always, in the air In darkening storms and sunlight fair. Oh hear us when we lift our prayer For those in peril in the air. （歌詞發展自Mary C.D. Hamilton在1915年出版的Lord Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly詩歌集） 潛艦人員版 Lord God, our power evermore Whose arm doth reach the ocean floor Dive with our men beneath the sea Traverse the depths protectively O hear us when we pray, and keep them safe from peril in the deep. -David B. Miller, 1965 （由David B. Miller在1955年完成） 女性海員版 O God, protect the women who, in service, faith in Thee renew; O guide devoted hands of skill And bless their work within Thy will; Inspire their lives that they may be Examples fair on land and sea. （第一到四句由Merle E. Strickland在1972年撰寫，在1973年被James D. Shannon採用；第五至第六句由Beatrice M. Truitt在1948撰寫） 軍事人員家屬版 God, who dost still the restless foam, Protect the ones we love at home. Provide that they should always be By thine own grace both safe and free. O Father, hear us when we pray For those we love so far away. （由Hugh Taylor撰寫） 美國國家航空太空總署（NASA）太空人版 Eternal Father, King of birth, Who didst create the heaven and earth, And bid the planets and the sun Their own appointed orbits run; O hear us when we seek thy grace For those who soar through outer space. （由J.E. Volonte在1961年完成） 美國南極探險隊版 Creator, Father, who dost show Thy splendor in the ice and snow, Bless those who toil in summer light And through the cold Antarctic night, As they Thy frozen wonders learn; Bless those who wait for their return. （由L.E. Vogel在1965年完成）
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