I say one at the end of the day with my Kindergarten students. We use our hands to do actions.

Two little eyes to look to God
Two little ears to hear His word
Two little feet to walk in His ways
Two little lips to sing His praise
Two little hands to do His will
And one little heart to love him still
Amen

At lunch we say:
Come Lord Jesus be our Guest, let this food for us be blessed.
Amen

Thank you Lord for the Food we are about to eat.
Thank you Mum/Dad/Cook for preparing it.
Welcome to our place for a meal tonight/today (name visitor if any).
Bestow your Grace, Lord, on those less fortunate than we who have less to eat and nowhere to sleep.
Amen

O lord, lay me down to sleep tonight
Forget the world, and hold me tight
And in my dreams, it's her I see
Do you do this, just to punish me?
But if you must, don't let me wake
For without her, my heart will break
But all is peaceful, and all is still
So let me dream, and dream I will

   AMEN

I visited your website today and was impressed with the number and variety of graces you have accumulated. While there I noticed that Scott Deuel submitted a grace "Bless our friends . . ." but said he couldn't describe the tune for it. You may be interested to know that his grace fits well to the tune "Edelweiss" made popular in the movie "Sound of Music".

Another prayer that goes to the same tune is:

Thank you Lord, on this day
for our many good blessings.
Thank you Lord, on this day
for our many good friendships.

Glory to God, may you hear our prayer
Guide us on forever
thank you Lord, on this day
for our blessings and friendships.

Goodnight Sweet Jesus, Guard us in sleep. Our souls and bodies in Thy Love keep. Waking or Sleeping, keep us in sight. Dear Gentle Savior, Goodnight Goodnight. Amen

my gradma taught me a lot of these here one is

     now i lay me down to sleep.
     i pray the lord my soul to keep.
     if i awake in morning light,
     thank u god for keeping me in your sight.

I LIKE THE ONE THAT SAYS
FOUR CORNERS TO MY BED
FOUR ANGELS ROUND MY HEAD
ONE TO WATCH,ONE TO PRAY,AND TO BEAR TO BEAR MY SOUL AWAY
I LIKE THIS BECAUSE I LOVE ANGELS AND AT NITE TIME I CANT SLEEP RIGHT SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP ME

bedtime prayer:
Good night Jesus I am sleepy as can be but first I will give my thanks to thee. Thank you for taking care of me today, bless my Mom and Dad,Aunts and uncles cousins and friends,Help me to be a good boy/girl. Help me in school,bless my teachers, Hail Mary...

yes,the part where now I lay me down to sleep says "if I should die before I wake"does frighten me a bit.but when i was a young girl my Grandmother taught me this prayer.

"now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord My sole to keep,Like The Birdies in the nest.God watch over me while I rest.

Edited by author 07-04-2008 01:28 AM
Kessel_runner, the "Liberal BedTime Prayer" you posted yesterday is inappropriate. Find another forum to spew your venom. And I support both the President and the troops.