On a wing and prayer....

(picture courtesy:www.mrm.org)

He keeps his face to the sun
he hopes,
it will be better.
He knows he'll survive
on a wing and a prayer

Like a sturdy mountain,
he stands unfazed
in the face of rough weather.
He knows he'll survive
on a wing and a prayer

He'll find his way
around giant rocks
As does flowing water.
He knows he'll survive
on a wing and a prayer

He'll break free
from those mighty shackles
He'll break the tether.
He knows he'll survive
on a wing and a prayer

For he who looks up to Him
and hangs on to faith,
will be blessed forever.

He will survive ......

on just a wing and a prayer.

(During World War One airplanes were still a novelty and untested in war. A "wing and a prayer" was first uttered when an American flier came in with a badly damaged wing.

His fellow pilots and mechanics were amazed he didn't crash. He replied he was praying all the way in. Another pilot chimed in that "a wing and a prayer brought you back."

that is when the phrase..'wing and a prayer' originated.)