[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14] [Senate] [Page 19356] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. ``O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. Before the years in order stood, or Earth received her frame, from everlasting, You are God, to endless years the same.'' Isaac Watts, 1719. Lord, today we praise You for Your justice and the impartiality of Your love and mercy. Shower our lawmakers with Your matchless favor as You enfold and sustain them with Your gracious love. Lord, quicken their minds to seek Your wisdom and infuse them with the desire to do Your will. Give them decisive guidance in the relationships and responsibilities ahead of us. Speak so clearly to them that their utterances will reflect the tenor and tone of Your truth. We pray in Your great Name. Amen. ____________________