Text of President Hinckley's prayer
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O, God, our Eternal Father, thou great Judge of the nations, thou who art the Governor of the Universe, thou who art our Father and our God, whose children we are. We look to thee in faith in this dark and solemn time. Please, dear Father, bless us with faith, bless us with love, bless us with charity in our hearts, bless us with a spirit of perseverance to root out the terrible evils that are in this world. Give protection and guidance to those who are engaged actively in carrying forth the things of battle. Bless them, preserve their lives, save them from harm and evil. Hear the prayers of their loved ones for their safety. We pray for the great democracies of the Earth whom thou hast overseen in creating their governments where peace and liberty and democratic processes may attain. O, Father, look with mercy upon this, our own nation and its friends in this time of need. Spare us and help us to walk with faith, ever in thee, and ever in thy Beloved Son on whose mercy we count and to whom we look as our Savior and our Lord. Bless the cause of peace and bring it quickly to us again. We humbly plead with thee asking that thou will forgive our arrogance, pass by our sins, be kind and gracious to us and cause our hearts to turn with love to thee. We humbly pray in the name of Him who loves us all, even the Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and our Savior, amen.
