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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: 2013
Caption: "Save all who dare the Eagles flight" Stained glass window at the nearby Chapel of the Fallen Eagles
Additional Description: "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" The original hymn was written in 1860 by William Whiting of Winchester, England
U.S. Episcopal Church version- alternate lyrics- version in the 1940 Hymnal were written by the American Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer (1877–1961) and published in 1937.
Stanza 3:
O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament.
Oh wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle's flight.
And keep them by thy watchful care
From every peril in the air
(The Circle J insignia of the 453rd Bomb Group is seen on the airplane)
Submitted: May 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p241187
File Size: 0.221 Megabytes

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