From Kate Shellnutt: I grew up hearing the National Anthem before previews at the movie theater on base, Taps played by bugle at the end of the day, and “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” also known as “The Navy Hymn,” at every church service and memorial.
 
The song contains additional verses for different branches and specialties in the service, and the organist would call out which ones we would sing on a given Sunday. At Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, we’d always start with the naval verse (which ends, “O hear us when we cry to Thee / For those in peril on the sea”) and the airman verse (“Lord, guard and guide the men who fly”).
 
Since my dad was in the SEAL teams, I always took notice when they picked their verse (“O hear us when we cry to Thee / For SEALS in air and on land and sea”). But my favorite was the Seabees, which is a construction battalion: “Lord, stand beside the men who build, give them courage, strength, and skill”). 

And now, the newest branch of the service has its own hymn too.