Grace at Meals
Grace at Meals, Book of Common Prayer (1979), pages 814–836.
Grace
Traditional
Give us grateful hearts, our Father, for all thy mercies, and make us mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Contemporary
Give us grateful hearts, our Father, for all your mercies, and make us mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Contemporary wording adapted by Gracelight from the Book of Common Prayer (1979), The Episcopal Church.
Grace: Alternate
Traditional
Bless, O Lord, thy gifts to our use and us to thy service; for Christ's sake. Amen.
Contemporary
Bless, O Lord, your gifts to our use and us to your service; for Christ's sake. Amen.
Contemporary wording adapted by Gracelight from the Book of Common Prayer (1979), The Episcopal Church.
Grace: Alternate
Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the Universe, for you give us food to sustain our lives and make our hearts glad; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grace: Alternate
For these and all his mercies, God's holy Name be blessed and praised; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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