A futuristic anthem
The participants in the church are singing the most beautiful hymn – a Navy Hymn called Eternal Father – during a scene that takes place on Sunday morning. “Save those who risk the eagle’s wing, And preserve them by thy watchful care; From every peril in the skies,” says the hymn they’re singing.
Despite the fact that the Wright brothers flew their first plane before the Titanic accident, this verse was not written until 1937. In fact, the first American aviation unit was not deployed until 1913, a year after the Titanic sank.
