U.S. service members perform 'Rock of Ages' for Hanukkah
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🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Finally, tonight, we continue a NewsHour tradition, asking members of the U.S. Armed Forces to record and share a holiday song. |
| 0:08.9 | Tonight, to celebrate Hanukkah, we bring you the song Rock of Ages, which was composed in the 13th century. |
| 0:14.2 | This video was produced by the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Music Rock of ages, let our song praise your saving power. |
| 0:53.0 | You amid the raging falls |
| 0:57.2 | Were our |
| 0:58.5 | Sheltering a tower |
| 1:00.9 | Sheltering |
| 1:02.1 | tower |
| 1:03.4 | Rock of ages |
| 1:15.6 | Let our song |
| 1:18.6 | Praise your saving power |
| 1:22.6 | You amid the raging foes |
| 1:28.3 | Were our sheltering a tower, sheltering tower Furious they assailed us, but your arm availed us. |
| 1:53.0 | And your word broke their sword when our own strength |
| 2:01.7 | failed us |
| 2:04.2 | and your word |
| 2:06.8 | broke their sword |
| 2:09.0 | when our own strength |
| 2:12.0 | failed us |
| 2:16.4 | and your word us Children of the Maccabees, whether free or fatter'd, Wake the echoes of the songs |
| 2:39.0 | Where you may be scattered |
| 2:43.0 | Warmness and cheering |
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