A Fireman’s Prayer
When I am called to duty,
God,
Wherever flames may rage
Please give me strength
to save a life,
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
before it is too late,
or to save an older person
from the horror
of that fate.
Enable me to be alert;
to hear the weakest shout.
Guide me to
quickly and efficiently
put the fire out.
I want to fill
my calling,
to give the best in me,
to guard my every neighbor,
to protect their property.
And if,
according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your
protective hand
my children and my wife.
