Prayer of the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz on 5 June 1944
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Categories: Opening Prayers for Legislative Bodies, War, United States of America
Tags: 20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., 78th Congress, D-Day, English vernacular prayer, Prayers of Guest Chaplains, U.S. Senate, World War Ⅱ, תחינות teḥinot
Excerpt: The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 5 June 1944 on the eve of D-Day in World War Ⅱ. . . .
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Guest Chaplain: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz, Adas Israel Congregation, Washington, D.C.
Sponsor: n/a
Date of Prayer: 5 June 1944
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Our God and God of our fathers,
in this hour of crisis
in our struggle with the cruel enemy,
when the fate of the world
trembles in the scales of destiny,
we turn to Thee
in humility
and contrition,
praying from the depths:
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Be Thou with our armed forces
on land,
on sea,
and in the air.
Guide them
and sustain them.
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O Lord of Hosts and Father of mercy,
grant us a speedy and decisive victory.
Bless us with Thy righteous and abiding peace.
Bind the wounds of Thy stricken children.
Let the healing sun of Thy love quicken
to life and hope and courage
those who languish in the shadows
of want and fear
in the doleful dominion
of our deadly foes.
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O Source of all Blessings and all Wisdom and Power,
open our eyes to see
that only with Thee is the fountain of life;
that only in the light of Thy
law of truth,
justice,
and the beauty of holiness
can we find the way
that leads from strife and hate and woe
to the uplands of fulfillment and creative peace.
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May the vision of the prophets of Thy Book
be our inspiration in building the world tomorrow.
May the deathless word of Micah
become the sacred song of our civilization,
the gentle appealing words
that reveal Thy eternal will,
saying: “It hath been told thee, O man, what is good;
and what doth the Lord require of thee,
but to do justice,
to love mercy,
and to walk humbly
with thy God?” (Micah 6:8)
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May all this come to pass
for the salvation of Thy children
and the glory of Thy holy name.
Amen.
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This prayer of the guest chaplain was offered in the sixth month of the first session of the 78th US Congress in the Senate, and published in the Congressional Record, vol. 90, part 4 (5 June 1944), pages 5265-5266.
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Congressional Record, vol. 90, part 4 (5 June 1944), p. 5265
Congressional Record, vol. 90, part 4 (5 June 1944), p. 5266
Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription)
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Name: Solomon H. Metz
Bio: Rabbi Solomon H. Metz (1891-1959) born in Kulen, Lithuania was a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. After emigrating to the United States, he graduated from City College of New York in 1916 after which he entered the Jewish Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1918. Rabbi Metz was installed as rabbi of Washington Heights Synagogue in New York in 1930, and subsequently served as the leader of Adas Israel Congregation
in Washington DC from 1930-1951.
Website:
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/solomon-metz
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Name: the Congressional Record of the United States of America
Bio: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Printing Office and issued when Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks. At the end of a session of Congress, the daily editions are compiled in bound volumes constituting the permanent edition. Statutory authorization for the Congressional Record is found in Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code. (wikipedia)
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Record
Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/united-states-congressional-record
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Name: Aharon N. Varady (editing/transcription)
Bio: Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
Website: https://aharon.varady.net
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