bless us o god as we sit toghter
bess the food we eat today
bess the hands that made are food
bless us o god
arman

Edited by author 04-15-2008 01:06 PM
My 3 year old son John has heard this prayer each night since he was born: he won't go to sleep without reciting it himself.

"Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Bless the bed that I lay on.
Four corners to my bed,
Five angels there lie spread.
Two at my head, two at my feet
One at my heart, my soul to keep."


(Linda, your post below seems like it's almost the same prayer; maybe your memory has switched the lines?)

My brother translates the table grace in German sent in by Irv.Cutter as:

All good things come from you, Oh God.
Thanks a lot for what we've got. Amen.

my grandmother gave me a prayer for her son , my father-

not to insult anyone, only to thank G.

bless us lord for these thy gifts which we are about to recieve from thy bounty.
AMEN.

our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as itis in heaven, give us this day our gifts of bread, and thank you for it;
forgive us our tresspasses, as we forgive those who trespass aginst us.
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. AMEN

variations of the Catholic faith/.

My dad died from cancer and i wrote this poem for him. he sang now i lay me every night to me
ONE LAST LULLABY
Now I lay me down to sleep...
My dad lays in the hospital bed...
I pray the lord my soul to take...
WE gather around him and sing this prayer...
If I should die before I wake...
He breathes his last when the clock strikes twelve...
I pray the lord my soul to take...
He is free...
Amen.

I chose not to pray for myself. I think this is a great one:

God bless mom and dad, God bless grandparents too, God bless aunties and uncles, old friends and new. Amen.

Got it from one of my favorite movies Waking Ned Devine

does anyone know the first 2 lines to this camp dinnertime prayer? the last lines are:

watch over us all through the night
keep us safe til morning night
                            amen

the prayer is sung... the breakfast one is:

gracious giver of all good
thee we thank fro rest and food
grant that all we do or say
in thy service be this day
                   amen

and lunch is:

father for this noonday meal
we should speak the praise we feel
health and strength we have from thee
help us lord to faithful be
                    amen

please email me if you know the beginning of the dinner one... Daisy18301@aol.com
Thanks!
Tricia

the parayer "now i lay me down to sleep" if u think its dark because of it talking about death its not..tell your children that prayer my dad tuaght me it im 16 now an its important becuase u never now what could happen when u die an if u do in your sleep u want the lord to take your soul not leave it behind..dont you?