Hymn for the RAF

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Hymn for the RAF

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Printed postcard with the title 'A thought for the quiet hour by Patience Strong' and the words of her hymn for the RAF.

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One printed postcard

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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.

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PWillettS19010003

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A thought for the quiet hour by Patience Strong.
HYMN FOR THE R.A.F

Lord. hold them in thy mighty hand
Above the ocean and the land.
Like wings of eagles mounting high
Along the pathways of the sky.

Immortal is the name they bear.
And high the honour that they share.
Until a thousand year have rolled
Their deeds of valour shall be told.
In dark of night and light of day.
God speed and bless them on their way.
And homeware safely guide each one
With glory gained and duty done.
Patience Strong

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Patience Strong, “Hymn for the RAF,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 13, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/49963.

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