{"id":2549,"date":"2011-05-21T16:42:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T21:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2011-05-21T16:42:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T21:42:55","slug":"today-is-armed-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2011\/05\/today-is-armed-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Today is Armed Forces Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, this is the Navy Hymn, but surely our gentlemen of the Navy will not object if I give the verses for all our services&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hUtHK0WD4IM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eternal Father, strong to save,<br \/>Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,<br \/>Who biddest the mighty ocean deep<br \/>Its own appointed limits keep;<br \/>Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,<br \/>For those in peril on the sea!<\/p>\n<p>O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain<br \/>O&#8217;er which our traffic runs amain,<br \/>by mountain pass or valley low,<br \/>Wherever Lord thy brethren go;<br \/>Protect them by Thy guardian hand<br \/>From every peril on the land.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, guard and guide the men who fly<br \/>Though the great spaces in the sky.<br \/>Be with them always in the air,<br \/>In darkening storms or sunlight fair;<br \/>Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer,<br \/>For those in peril in the air!<\/p>\n<p>Eternal Father, Lord of hosts,<br \/>Watch over the men who guard our coasts.<br \/>Protect them from the raging seas<br \/>And give them light and life and peace.<br \/>Grant them from Thy great throne above<br \/>The shield and shelter of Thy love.<\/p>\n<p>Eternal Father, grant, we pray,<br \/>To all Marines, both night and day,<br \/>The courage, honor, strength, and skill <br \/>Their land to serve, thy law fulfill; <br \/>Be thou the shield forevermore<br \/>From every peril to the Corps.<\/p>\n<p>O Trinity of love and power!<br \/>Our family shield in danger&#8217;s hour;<br \/>From rock and tempest, fire and foe,<br \/>Protect us wheresoever we go;<br \/>Thus evermore shall rise to Thee<br \/>Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, guard and guide the men who fly <br \/>And those who on the ocean ply;<br \/>Be with our troops upon the land,<br \/>And all who for their country stand:<br \/>Be with these guardians day and night<br \/>And may their trust be in they might.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, this is the Navy Hymn, but surely our gentlemen of the Navy will not object if I give the verses for all our services&#8230;. Eternal Father, strong to save,Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,Who biddest the mighty ocean deepIts own appointed limits keep;Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,For those in peril&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2011\/05\/today-is-armed-1\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Today is Armed Forces Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moss-place.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}