Thank you Lord for giving us food! Thank you Lord for giving us food! For our daily bread, ‘cause we need to be fed Thank you Lord for giving us food! Obviously this is sung to the tune of ‘the Superman’ theme!
Category: Mealtime & Table Grace
Adams Family Grace
We thank you Lord for giving This food we need for living So join us while we eat it Because we really need it This is sung to the tune of “The Adams Family” theme. Hum and click fingers in the appropriate places!
We Give Our Thanks
For food that stays our hunger, For rest that brings us ease, For homes where memories linger, We give our thanks for these.
Moravian Dinner Prayer
Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be And bless these gifts Bestowed by Thee. And bless our loved ones everywhere, And keep them in Your loving care. Amen.
Come Lord Jesus (Many Verses)
Come Lord Jesus be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Like manna in the desert given, the Bread of life, sent down from Heaven. – This prayer was traditionally been prayed almost everywhere through Australia among Lutheran Christians. It’s origins are unknown but it has been popular among Methodists and Presbyterians too. It is very…
A Celtic Table Grace
God in our waking, God in our speaking, God in our cooking, God in our eating, God in our playing, God in our digesting, God in our working, God in our Resting. (Optional extra lines…) When many are hungry, may we eat with humble hearts; When many are lonely, may we share with joyful hearts. – A commonly found prayer:…
An Old Mealtime Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for this food. Bless the hands that prepared it. Bless it to our use and us to your service, And make us ever mindful of the needs of others. Through Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.
Hebrew Blessing Of Bread
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.
Make Us Worthy – Mother Teresa
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by our understanding love, give peace and joy. – Mother Teresa 1910-1997AD
Old Norwegian Table Grace
O You who feeds the little birds, bless our food, O Lord.
A Chinese Mealtime Prayer
Each time we eat, may we remember God’s love. Amen.
Be Present At Our Table – John Wesley
Be present at our table Lord. Be here and everywhere adored. These mercies bless and grant that we May feast in paradise with Thee. – John Wesley 1703-1791AD. Some old Christians have sung this so many times they miss how incredible, how deep and profound these words are. Stop one time and just pray it slowly, line by line,…