A Night at the Hospital - October 7 - Entry 6; A Variation on the Marine Hymn - A Prayer for All

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We will fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine.

In our journey from birth to through life,
Whereever we may travel
May we fight the battle for what is right
In each instance and at each opportunity
To fight first for the good for all of mankind and our earthly home.
To do so recognizing the obligation to repair the world
To do so with pride at being a part of this world and journey
To do so with price in our own name and the name that we establish

Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job--
The United States Marines.

Our lives are our flags waving in the wind of time
On each day from the dawn to the setting sun
We have battles to fight where ever we may go
Everyplace we walk or that we run
In the places of our birth and youth
And in the places of our adult years
May we always live with an appreciation
Of the blessings we have been given and those that we can give

Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.

Here's health to each of us throughout our lives
Blessed by our lives and the time we have to use
At times in our lives there will be strife through which we fight
May we do so with strength and never lose our nerve
May we honor those on whose shoulders we stand
And assure those who follow us that the road has been continued
And the path of righteouness has been guarded
By each of us - let that be our word.