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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Barnett Hasden, Hadar Hatorah Rabbinical Seminary, Brooklyn, New York
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 5 June 1975
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 5 June 1975
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Almighty God, bestow Thy blessings and implore Thy divine guidance upon these representatives. | |
Vouchsafe unto them wisdom equal to their strength, courage equal to their responsibilities so our Nation may lead the world in the advancement and fulfillment of human welfare. | |
May ours be a land where none shall prey upon or exploit his fellow men, where bigotry and violence shall not be tolerated, where poverty be abolished, and all men live together as brothers. | |
Gracious Sovereign, bless, guide, and guard the President and Vice President of the United States, Speaker and leaders of this House, and all associated with them, who labor zealously for the welfare of our Nation. | |
Grant us peace in our hearts, peace with our God, and peace with our fellow men. Amen. |
This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the sixth month of the first session of the 94th US House of Representatives, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 121 part 13 (5 June 1975), page 17151.
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Congressional Record, vol. 121, part 13 (5 June 1975), p. 17151
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