A Memorial Day Prayer

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Lord, thank you for bringing us out of that war
Thank you for bringing our sons and daughters home
Thank you for the freedom we celebrate each year
Paid for by the blood of those we've held dear
Thank you for the grace that let's us come near
Your throne and rejoice without the fear
Of everlasting death.

And so we know
That our brothers,
Our fathers,
Our husbands,
Our wives,
And sisters, too,
Our sons and our daughters and all who followed you
Whom we have lost...
Have the hope and promise of everlasting life
With you, our Father,
without the pain and strife of this world.
As do we
For that, we rejoice, we come before you, and sing
Great praises of your love, mercy, and wisdom.
Today, we remember them,
And how they fought valiantly for us.
And for our freedom
That we have the availability in this land
To come before you now.

Father, we still have soldiers, family and friends,
fighting to preserve this freedom
In a world that hates you
In a time that despises your name
We pray for their safety like we did before
And that, if their time has come, you will take them safely home
And comfort us in our sorrow,
Help us to know and see
That victory over death has already been won.
Thanks to Jesus!
And if and when you being them back to us instead
Let us rejoice again
for the grace which you freely give
and the love that you show to your people.
We rejoice like that now, too, and sing
Hallelujah!!
We will rise again!

No matter the pain we endure
The illness that puts us down
The conflict that sends us to the grave

No matter the sins we have committed
For we have surrendered all to you
No matter the punishment we deserve

Our condemnation is not coming!
Eternal life with you is waiting!
We will rise again

Like our king already has.

Praise be to you, Lord! Hallelujah!