Lord, Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly

lyricist: Mary Hamilton, 1915
Composer: Henry Baker, 1854

Lord

guide and guide the men who fly

Through the great spac­es of the sky;

Be with them tra­vers­ing the air

In dark­en­ing storms or sun­shine fair.

Thou who dost keep with ten­der might

The ba­lanced birds in all their flight

Thou of the tem­pered winds

be near

That

hav­ing Thee

they know no fear.

Control their minds with in­stinct fit

What time

ad­ven­tur­ing

they quit

The firm se­cu­ri­ty of land;

Grant stead­fast eye and skill­ful hand.

Aloft in so­li­tudes of space

Uphold them with Thy sav­ing grace.

O God

pro­tect the men who fly

Through lone­ly ways be­neath the sky.

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