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(May be sung to Doxology Old 100th) Be present at our table, Lord, Be here and everywhere adored; Thy creatures bless and grant that we May strengthened for thy service be. Amen. 2. (A, variation of the above) Be present at our table Lord Be here and everywhere adored Thy creatures bless and grant that we May feast in fellowship with thee. 3. Oh Thou the sustainer Of our bodies, hearts, and souls Bless all that we thankfully receive. 4. God of goodness, bless our food, Keep us in a cheerful mood. Bless the cook and all who serve us. >From indigestion, Lord, preserve us. (From an Anglican monastery kitchen at Brisbane, Australia) 5. For food, for raiment, For life, for opportunity, For friendship and fellowship, We thank thee, O Lord. 6. (Tune: O God our Help in Ages Past) To God who gives us daily bread, A thankful song we raise. We pray that God who gives us food Will fill our hearts with praise. Amen. 7. Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be And bless these gifts prepared for Thee. Amen. 8. Lord, some people have food and no friends.

Some people have friends and no food. We thank you that on this night we have both. Amen. 9. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of thanks and praise. In the world's confusion May we know the Grace of God. Amen. 10. (Responsively) The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord. And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand. And fillest all things living with plenteousness. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and shall be forever. Amen. 11. Bless this food to our use and us to thy loving and faithful service. And make us ever needful of the minds of others. Amen. 12.(In the morning:) God has created a new day Silver and green and gold Live that the sunset may find us Worthy His gifts to hold. Amen. (At lunch:) For health and strength and daily Bread, We give you thanks, O Lord. Amen. (At supper:) Evening has come, the board is spread, Thanks be to God, who gives us bread. Amen. 13. Father we thank thee for the night and for the glorious morning light for rest and food and loving care and all that makes the world so fair

14. Help us to do the things we should, to be to others kind and good, in all we do in work or play, to grow more loving every day. Amen. 15. Lord, may the hunger of our flesh help feed our brothers and our sisters; may the hunger of our souls draw us to your feast. 16. God is great, God is good. Let us thank God for our food. By God's hands we all are fed. Give us Lord our daily bread. 17. For these, and all good gifts, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. Amen 18. Our hands we fold. Our heads we bow. For food and drink We thank God now. Amen. 19. (Lifting one's arms to heaven, clapping wildly) " Bravo!! Multigrazie!!" 20. We give you thanks, O Lord, For all things bright and good, The beauty of your world, The bounty of your food. Amen. 21. (From summer camp) Rub-a-dub-dub Thanks for the grub Yeeeeaaaahhhhh GOD! 22. Good food. Good meat, Good God, let's eat!

23. (Tune: Johnny Appleseed) Oh, 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. The Lord is good to me. 24. (Easy one with no words) First, everyone finds the cook and throws a kiss to the cook. Then, everyone throws a kiss skyward. 25. Lord, make us not like porridge: Sticky and hard to stir. Make us like cornflakes: Easy to stir and ready to serve. 26. (Tune: Doxology Old 100th) Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise God all creatures here below, Praise God above ye heavenly hosts, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. 27. (From preschool) Stand up; sit down. <start standing> Clap, clap, clap. <clap hands> Do it like this <shake hands to left> and do it like that. <shake hands to right> Thank you for our snack. <or lunch> 28. (Tune: Jesus Loves me) Lord, we thank you for the day, For what we do and what we say, For this meal, this food we share, Keep us in your loving care. Amen. 29. God is great. God is good. Let us thank God for our Pizza!!! (or any favorite food of the day here) Aaaa-men! 30. Bless this bunch, as they munch, at their lunch. Amen.

31. (Tune: Are you sleeping Bro. John) God our Father, God our Father We give thanks, we give thanks, For our many blessings, For our many blessings. A-A-men. A-A-men. 32. (Tune: Doxology Old 100th ) For food and drink and happy days Accept our gratitude and praise. In serving others, Lord may we, Express our deepest thanks to thee. Amen. 33. (Tune: Doxology Old 100th) Our God is great. Our God is good. So let us thank God for our food. By God's hand we all are fed. Please give us, Lord, our daily bread. Amen. 34. (Tune: This old man) Thank you Lord for this food. May you bless our dear friends too! With a glad heart praise the Lord, Alleluia sing! Thanks to you, O Lord, we bring! Amen. 35. (Tune: Jesus loves me) Come, Lord Jesus be our guest, Let this food to us be blest. With your daily bread impart Love and peace to every heart. Come, Lord be with us. Come, Lord be with us. Come, Lord be with us. Come, Lord be with us. Amen. 36. To those who hunger, give bread; to those who have bread, give a hunger for justice. Amen. 37. (Tune: Edelweiss) Bless our friends, Bless our food, Come, O Lord, and sit with us. May our talk glow with peace. May your love surround us. Friendship and love, may it

Bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever. Bless our friends, Bless our food, Come, O Lord, and sit with us. Amen. 38. Gracious God, Thank you for the food before us, The friends around us, The love between us, and Your presence among us. Amen. 39.. "The Birdie One" Thank you for the world so sweet, Thank you for the food we eat, Thank you for the birds that sing, Thank you, God, for everything. 40. Grace We have the light of your love, O God. And we have the grace of your providence, Along with the example of your suffering. As we seek strength from this food And fellowship in sharing it, Grant that we may also find strength In your wisdom And fellowship in your presence among us. Amen. #s 40-44 from Bill Salyers: salyers@clergy.net 41. Grace We feel hungry, but we do not starve. We eat until stuffed, but still have empty hearts. So grant that our fellowship of food may become also a banquet of the Spirit, And fill us, O God, with Yourself. Amen 42. Grace O Lord, we are driven people. Driven by hunger to food Driven by loneliness to fellowship Driven by meaninglessness to Jesus Christ Thank you, Lord, for loving us driven people 43. Grace O God, we ask you for what we want, And in your divine extravagance,

you give us what we need. Thank you, Lord. Amen. 44. Grace We pause before we eat, O Lord And think how very neat, O Lord That you still care for us, O Lord Without making a fuss, O Lord So each and every one of us, O Lord Do praise your Holy Name, O Lord And rejoice in your unfailing love. 45. Blessed are you, Lord our God, rules of the ruler of the universe; you give us food from the earth Amen. 46. Creator of the universe, you give us this gift of food to flourish us and give us life. Bless this food that you have made and human hands have prepared. May it satisfy our hunger, and in sharing it together may we come closer to one another. Amen. 47. For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 48. The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord, And you give them their food in due season. You open wide your hand And satisfy the needs of every living creature. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. 49. Bless, O Lord, this food to our use and bless us to your service, and make us ever mindful of the needs of others through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 50. Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen. 51. For this our daily food, and for every gift which comes from you, O God, we bless your holy name (through Jesus Christ our Lord). Amen. 52. For these and all our blessings, God's holy name be praised (through Jesus Christ our Lord). Amen. 53. All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above, then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, for all his love

54. For health and strength and daily food, we praise your name, O Lord. 55. Lord, may our fellowship be the revelation of your presence and turn our daily bread into bread of life. Amen. 56. Blessed are you, Lord our God, ruler of the universe; we have shared of your bounty, and through your goodness we live. Amen. 57. Jesus, Savior (in Easter, Risen Savior), Be our guest, Our morning joy, Our ev'ning rest, And with our daily bread impart Your love and peace to ev'ry heart. Amen. <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Bass Mitchell HOMILIES BY E-MAIL bass.mitchell@homiliesbyemail.com visit our web site at www.homiliesbyemail.com