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We conclude our week of thinking about the poetry of the English-language hymn tradition with what’s often called “The Navy Hymn,” or “The Royal Navy Hymn,” or just by its first line, “Eternal Father, ...

— A ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Friday morning honored the lives lost aboard the USS Iowa. With dozens gathered at Iowa point, the location of the USS Iowa Memorial, the Navy hymn was sung.

The Navy hymn was a favorite of the naval aviator and longtime resident of Virginia Beach. Metz died July 27 at age 87. Metz had “a life well lived,” said Rev. Tim Craig.

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Don Biadog, a retired Navy chaplain who has known Linzey since 2016, had a similar reaction when he first heard the song. “The hymn impacted me emotionally and on a high spiritual level,” said ...