Cadet Hymn

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The Cadet Hymn (sometimes referred to as "Lord, Guard and Guide") was included in Contrails from ( ) to ( ), and is often sung during services at the Cadet Chapel. Often, just the first and fourth verses are sung.

[edit] Lyrics

Lord, guide and guide the men (those) who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky;
Be with them traversing the air
In darkening storms or sunshine fair.

You who support with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight,
Lord of the tempered winds, be near,
That, having you, they know no fear.

Control their minds with instinct fit
Whene'er, 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 (those) who fly
Through lonely ways beneath the sky.

[edit] Notes

  • The line "the men who fly" was changed to "those who fly" (When?)
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