WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Joe Biden concluded his victory speech by reciting his late son Beau’s popular favorite Catholic hymn “On Eagles’ Wings,” in the hope that the Christmas carol will comfort many americans mourning the loss of loved ones due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biden, 77, a practicing Catholic, said the anthem inspired him during the final days of his election campaign.
He would be the second Catholic to hold the post of president after John F Kennedy in 1960.
The Democratic leader lost Beau, an Iraq war veteran who had served as Delaware’s attorney general, in 2015 to a brain tumor at the age of 46.
Biden defeated Donald trump in a bitter and close presidential election, ranked as one of the most divisive in recent American history.
The president-elect delivered his victory speech to a drive-in audience in his hometown, Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday night, almost ending the uncertainty about the outcome of Tuesday’s elections.
On Eagles’ Wings “captures the faith that sustains me and that I believe sustains America, and a hope, and I hope it can bring some comfort and comfort to the 230,000 Americans who have lost a loved one to this terrible virus. this year, “said Biden.
Biden said he hoped the song would bring comfort to the many Americans who are grieving for a loved one as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. CNN reported.
“My heart goes out to each and every one of you,” he said, adding that “I hope this hymn also gives you comfort.”
The United States is the country most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 9,849,000 cases and more than 237,000 deaths, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University.
Then he recited the hymn: “He will lift you up on the wings of an eagle, carry you with the breath of dawn and make you shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand.”
“Now together, on eagle wings, we embark on the work that God and history have called us to do,” said Biden.
“With full hearts and firm hands, with faith in the United States and in others, with love for the country and a thirst for justice, let us be the country we know we can be,” he said.
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