Lord God of Life, together with the beautiful traditions of Christmas tree, carols and giving gifts, this Christmas dinner is an important part of our celebration of the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Come, Lord our God, and surround our feast day table, as we savour this coming together of family and friends. As the angels rejoiced at the birth of the…
For health and strength and daily Bread, We give you thanks, O Lord. (may be repeated as a round) Amen.
Gracious God, Thank you for the food before us, The friends around us, The love between us, and Your presence among us. Amen.
Bless to me, O God, Each thing my eyes see, Bless to me, O God, Each sound my ear hears, Bless to me, O God, Each odour that goes to my nostrils, Bless to me, O God, Each taste that goes to my lips, Each note that goes to my song, Each ray that guides my way, Each thing that…
O Heavenly Father, We thank You for food and remember the hungry. We thank You for health and remember the sick. We thank You for friends and remember the friendless. We thank You for freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service. That You gifts to us may be used for others. Amen. – A common…
O the Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need, The sun and the rain and the appleseed, O the Lord is good to me! (Amen) – This grace was commonly sung to the old traditional tune by my country cousins! (Matt)