Name: The Benediction at the Inauguration of President Obama
Uploaded: 2017-05-10T00:23:16.000Z
Duration: 5 min 19 s
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And now it's my privilege to introduce the

Thou, who has brought us thus far along the way,

Thou, who has by Thy might led us into the light,,

stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,

Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world,

True to thee, oh God, and True to our native land.

We truly give thanks for the glorious experience

We pray now, oh Lord, for your blessing upon thy servant

Barack Obama, the 44th president of these United States,

though pressed by the flood of mortal ills.

and you’re willing to work through faithful leadership

and deliver us from the exploitation of the poor,

and from favoritism toward the rich, the elite of these.

We thank you for the empowering of thy servant,

our 44th president, to inspire our nation to believe that

yes, we can work together to achieve a more perfect union.

And while we have sown the seeds of greed - the wind

- and even as we reap the whirlwind of social and economic

and we come in a spirit of unity and solidarity

to turn to each other and not on each other.

And now, Lord, in the complex arena of human relations,

help us to make choices on the side of love, not hate;

help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship

Let us take that power back to our homes,

our workplaces, our churches, our temples, our mosques

Bless President Barack, First Lady Michelle.

Look over our little angelics Sasha and Malia.

With your hands of power and your heart of love,

help us then, now, Lord, to work for that day

when nations shall not lift up sword against nation,

shall sit under his or her own vine and fig tree

Lord, in the memory of all the saints who

when Black will not be asked to get in back,

when Brown can stick around, -- [laughter] --

when Yellow will be mellow, -- [laughter] --

when the Red man can get ahead, man; -- [laughter] --

and when White will embrace what is right.

Let all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen,