The Falklands Hymn
We entrust to the Lord our lost brothers.
They responded to duty's stern call,
And so far their homes and their loves ones
Paid the prices that is highest of all.
Flesh had failed them, but God was their saviour;
Bringing rescue from battle's alarms;
Beyond death he is always their refuge,
Underneath, everlasting, his arms.
We commend to the Lord
those who mourn them,
Loving parents and children and wives,
For whom pride in their selfless commitment
Has been countered by their grief for lost lives.
When so many returned, theirs were absent,
Leaving long years of anguish to face;
May the Lord heal the wounds of bereavement
With the infinite power of his grace.
We commit to the
Lord now our lives,
And we vow in our turn to reply
To the call of the weak and the friendless,
Though the cost to ourselves may be high.
When the choosing is hard, may God grant us
The direction that strengthens and calms.
For we trust in the Lord as our refuge,
Underneath, everlasting, his arms.
Source:
'Memories of the Falklands' edited by
Iain Dale (Politico Publishing,
2002)
