Many years ago, when I was a student at Texas A&M, the local television studio in Bryan used to play the Air Force Hymn before its nightly sign-off (before the days of all-night infomercials!). It was a haunting song replete with images of various Air Force aircraft in flight, which only confirmed my zeal to become an Air Force pilot. I wish I knew who to credit for the song, but the author's identity is likely lost to the ages.The Air Force Hymn
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky;
Be with them traversing the air
In darkening storms or sunshine fair
Thou who dost keep with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight
Thou of the tempered winds be near
That, having thee, they know no fear
Control their minds with instinct fit
What time, adventuring, they quit
The firm security of land;
Grant steadfast eye and skillful hand
Aloft in solitudes of space,
Uphold them with Thy saving grace.
O God, protect the men who fly
Thru lonely ways beneath the sky
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