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THE POWER OF PRAYER WORKS , WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE ! , NEVER GIVE UP NEVER SURRENDER
Weathering the Storm ( c ) Glen Mitton 2018
When Gen. Patton asked for a prayer to be written in the winter of '44
He knew what was at stake because he knew the score
Losing more men due to sickness than to enemy fire
A call to the Almighty to intervene was his desire
He called on the chaplain to write a " fair weather " prayer *
Though it was not a customary practice Patton was aware
As a military man and historian he knew how weather played a role
If it didn't turn soon it was going to keep taking it's toll
So the chaplain retired to act upon what was requested
He presented the general what he thought was right and vested
A card with the prayer was handed out to every officer and soldier **
On the back was a Christmas greeting from the general in closure
The prayer was read on the cold battlefield through the foggy hays
The next morning the weather cleared as it did for the next six days
Able to move north they relieved the 101st Airborne at Bastogne ***
Some say it was the " power of prayer " that was ultimately shown
A storm has swept down across our fine country
It has taken hold of our core and shaken it abruptly
The enemy wants to divide us so it throws up debris
Seething with decrepit hands hoping we can't see
As any battle fought this storm has many fronts
Bombarding us from all sides with everything all at once
Like those soldiers in the forest begging for relief
We have to be cautious because the enemy is a thief
We have been weathering the storm since 1776
These politics are not new so is their bag of tricks
Storms make some react hastily due to it's ferocity
As the headstrong winds pound causing uncertainties
We can only pray and prepare as to the storms path
But it's the enemy who has an eye on the aftermath
So it just might behoove us to seek some favorable judgment
Because this attack is a direct and deliberate wicked encroachment
* James Hugh O'Neill Chaplain of the Third Army
** Dec. 22 , 1944
*** Bastogne , Belgium
Weathering the Storm ( c ) Glen Mitton 2018
When Gen. Patton asked for a prayer to be written in the winter of '44
He knew what was at stake because he knew the score
Losing more men due to sickness than to enemy fire
A call to the Almighty to intervene was his desire
He called on the chaplain to write a " fair weather " prayer *
Though it was not a customary practice Patton was aware
As a military man and historian he knew how weather played a role
If it didn't turn soon it was going to keep taking it's toll
So the chaplain retired to act upon what was requested
He presented the general what he thought was right and vested
A card with the prayer was handed out to every officer and soldier **
On the back was a Christmas greeting from the general in closure
The prayer was read on the cold battlefield through the foggy hays
The next morning the weather cleared as it did for the next six days
Able to move north they relieved the 101st Airborne at Bastogne ***
Some say it was the " power of prayer " that was ultimately shown
A storm has swept down across our fine country
It has taken hold of our core and shaken it abruptly
The enemy wants to divide us so it throws up debris
Seething with decrepit hands hoping we can't see
As any battle fought this storm has many fronts
Bombarding us from all sides with everything all at once
Like those soldiers in the forest begging for relief
We have to be cautious because the enemy is a thief
We have been weathering the storm since 1776
These politics are not new so is their bag of tricks
Storms make some react hastily due to it's ferocity
As the headstrong winds pound causing uncertainties
We can only pray and prepare as to the storms path
But it's the enemy who has an eye on the aftermath
So it just might behoove us to seek some favorable judgment
Because this attack is a direct and deliberate wicked encroachment
* James Hugh O'Neill Chaplain of the Third Army
** Dec. 22 , 1944
*** Bastogne , Belgium
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