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A couple prayers that have fallen out of use seem appropriate
Prayer of The Citadel - Jim Herritage, Class of 1972.
Give me a boy, Oh God,
who is willing to learn the true value of honor,
the necessity of perseverance and loyalty,
and the meaningfulness of devotion to God and country.
And I shall take this boy as does a blacksmith take a crude piece of metal,
and place him over a forge whose liberating flame of education
is fired by the bellows of strict military discipline.
Into this ingot of a man I shall temper self-respect and self-discipline,
fear of God and respect for mankind, appreciation of freedom and
awareness of what sacrifices must be made to preserve freedom,
and above all an insatiable desire for truth and honesty.
And when all these things I have done, I shall brand my finished work with
a ring of gold to let all of humanity know that I have given back to the world
A Citadel Man.
A Prayer From Grace - Sarah Burke, Class of 2009
Bless this institution with a girl
Who craves for the fruits of knowledge,
Whose faithfulness to others, to her country and You
Provide her with an incorruptible beauty
that outlasts the wearing of time.
Through her hospitality, she will ease the worried;
Through her modesty, she will humble the arrogant;
And through her patience, she will tame those who set fire.
With a sound balance of feminine grace under rigid structure,
She will embrace any obstacle that comes her way.
Let her hard work contribute to a noble cause
And her perseverance to a worthy ambition.
Grant to her a spiritual giftedness so that
She may shine brightly in Your name.
And when You find pleasure in her genuineness,
Mark your joy with a ring of gold
So that all may see grace in her,
The rarest of all women…
A Citadel Woman.
Prayer of The Citadel - Jim Herritage, Class of 1972.
Give me a boy, Oh God,
who is willing to learn the true value of honor,
the necessity of perseverance and loyalty,
and the meaningfulness of devotion to God and country.
And I shall take this boy as does a blacksmith take a crude piece of metal,
and place him over a forge whose liberating flame of education
is fired by the bellows of strict military discipline.
Into this ingot of a man I shall temper self-respect and self-discipline,
fear of God and respect for mankind, appreciation of freedom and
awareness of what sacrifices must be made to preserve freedom,
and above all an insatiable desire for truth and honesty.
And when all these things I have done, I shall brand my finished work with
a ring of gold to let all of humanity know that I have given back to the world
A Citadel Man.
A Prayer From Grace - Sarah Burke, Class of 2009
Bless this institution with a girl
Who craves for the fruits of knowledge,
Whose faithfulness to others, to her country and You
Provide her with an incorruptible beauty
that outlasts the wearing of time.
Through her hospitality, she will ease the worried;
Through her modesty, she will humble the arrogant;
And through her patience, she will tame those who set fire.
With a sound balance of feminine grace under rigid structure,
She will embrace any obstacle that comes her way.
Let her hard work contribute to a noble cause
And her perseverance to a worthy ambition.
Grant to her a spiritual giftedness so that
She may shine brightly in Your name.
And when You find pleasure in her genuineness,
Mark your joy with a ring of gold
So that all may see grace in her,
The rarest of all women…
A Citadel Woman.
