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We thank you Lord for mountains, vales and hills,

For  beaches, rivers, red-woods, whispering rills,

We thank you Lord for turning for our best

Great tragedy and so severe a test.



Thank you for friends that with fidelity

Stand by in trial and adversity

And give in tribulation strong support

We give you thanks and praise for them good Lord!



We thank for our soldiers splendid skills,

For Army Rangers and for Navy Seals-

For Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Cadet

And for their firm resolve: “We’ll not forget!”



Thanks Lord for our valiant marines

And soldiers that blow ghouls to smithereens

defending,-  in ungrateful land they fight,

Beneath the starry flag, red, blue and white



Thanks for brave bb/mom* and blumentopfs,

Resisting vain investigating fops,

“Reward the brave Marine for valiant deed

With gleaming medals as is just and meet“



Thanks Lord for manifesting  the  covert,

The Oil-for-Food Program - so deftly  shared

By scoundrels and by bombers homicide,

Thanks Lord for bringing this big scam to light!

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We thank you Lord for their strong fellowship

And tender parting words upon their lip:

“I love you honey!- look after the kids,-

And do look in on dad  should he have needs!



For you for our soldiers bravery!

Their heroism and integrity,

In gruelling situations unheard of

To them  our admiration and our love.

                

We thank for cryptic values, kept in store-

Their waking up  and rushing to the fore.-

We thank for redeemed women who now see

And feel the wind and air caressingly.



We thank you Lord for donors’ generous heart,

And for the Psalm “O Lord how great Thou art!”

All things are changed for us, yet we are blest

For trial harsh  brought out of us the best



E Pluribus Unum - Lord! now we stand

In lockstep, side-by-side and hand-in-hand,

Amazing Grace! let’s  ring throughout the land,

Give thanks to God forever without end.  

A M E N!







© Elizabeth Dandy













*bb/mom is the mother of a  marine serving in Iraq