Here is a really beautiful table blessing that I heard sung at church as a hymn and then wanted to try at home...we have a couple of different prayers that we can say before meals, but this one is my favorite, and it is so much fun to sing together before we eat:) The tune is the same as the Doxology "Praise God from whom all blessings flow..." you can sing all three verses or choose a verse for a shorter prayer:) Yay for establishing family traditions!! Boy, I'm really growing up!!
Be present at our table, Lord;
Be here and everywhere adored;
Thy creatures bless, and grant that we
May feast in paradise with Thee.
We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,
For life and health and every good;
By Thine own hand may we be fed;
Give us each day our daily bread.
We thank Thee, Lord, for this our good,
But more because of Jesus’ blood;
Let manna to our souls be giv’n,
The Bread of Life sent down from Heav’n.
John Cennick, 1741
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