Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gives the benediction at the end of the swearing in ceremony

"God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears...help us work for that day when black will not be asked to give back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man, and when white will embrace what is right. Let all who do justice and love mercy say amen and say amen."


Amen.

Photo of Rev. Lowery by Ron Edmonds/AP