A Navy Mother’s Prayer
Tonight I lay me down to sleep,
I Pray, Oh Lord, Our Sailors you keep.
Hold them all safely in your
arms,
Ward off those whom would do them harm.
Remind them, Oh Lord, that they're never alone,
and bring them soon, safely back to their
home.
Give them all Strength and Courage, Oh Lord,
because the jobs they do are ever so hard.
Our precious children, so Strong and so
Brave,
I pray, Oh Lord, their lives you will save.
Remember Oh Lord, they are close to our heart,
please shorten the time that we are
apart.
Offer Fair Winds and Following Seas,
and Angels to guide them while they keep us
ALL free!
The Sailor’s 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my pilot, I shall not drift.
He guides me across the dark waters.
He steers me through deep
channels.
He keeps my log.
Yea, though I sail ‘mid the thunders
and tempest of life,
I shall dread no anger, for He is with me;
His love
and His care, shelter me.
He prepares a quiet harbor before me.
He anoints the waves with oil.
My ship rides calmly.
Surely sunlight and
starlight
shall guide me on the voyage I take,
And I will rest in the heaven's port forever.
Amen.
