Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: GUEST,Rowan
Date: 24 Jul 06 - 01:37 AM

Don't know how that happened!

For tea, jam and buttered toast,
praise the father son & holy ghost.

Lord bless this bunch as they munch their lunch (a variation on the one given above)

2, 4, 6, 8
Bog in!
Don't wait!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: GUEST,Rowan
Date: 24 Jul 06 - 01:35 AM

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Janie
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 11:16 PM

from Miss Gween, my son's preschool teacher-

Earth who gives to us this food
Sun who makes it ripe and good
Dear Earth, Dear Sun
By you we live
Our loving thanks to you we give

Blessings on our meal.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 11:07 PM

THANK YOU ALL!!These are great!!!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 10:57 PM

SIMPLE GIFTS

'Tis the gift to be simple,
'tis the gift to be free,
'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
It will be in the valley of love and delight.

Refrain

When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.
To turn, turn will be our delight,
'Til by turning, turning we come round right

'Tis the gift to be loved and that love to return,
'Tis the gift to be taught and a richer gift to learn,
And when we expect of others what we try to live each day,
Then we'll all live together and we'll all learn to say,

Refrain

'Tis the gift to have friends and a true friend to be,
'Tis the gift to think of others not to only think of "me",
And when we hear what others really think and really feel,
Then we'll all live together with a love that is real.

Refrain

--Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr., 1848. First published in "The Gift to be Simple: Shaker Rituals and Songs."

slightly different version in the DT

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: open mike
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 09:08 PM

The Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord,
For giving me the things I need,
The sun, the rain and the appleseed
The Lord's been good to me.

I like that one, too (the first line has descending notes,
and in the second line they ascend)

Another one we used to sign at camp was:

Back of the bread is the flour and
Back of the four is the mill and
back of the mill is the sun and the rain
and the Good Lord's will

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: mrdux
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 08:55 PM

Joe --

I hadn't seen Uncle Dave's Grace before. That's great. Thanks -- and to Uncle Dave, too.

michael

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 07:30 PM

Hey, don't forget Uncle Dave's Grace.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 07:17 PM

I wrote this one, to the tune of, "White Sand and Grey Sand:"

For food and shelter,
For all Thy blessings
Father, we thank Thee.

Help us to keep all
Children from hunger-
Soon may it be so.      Jean Ritchie (the year 2000)

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: richd
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 07:10 PM

God bless this bunch
that munch their lunch

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 06:01 PM

Bless this meat, good lord let's EAT!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Peace
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 05:57 PM

Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Who eats the fastest gets the most.

(That's a 'camp' grace.)

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 05:53 PM

LOL!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: BuckMulligan
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 04:39 PM

Rub-a-dub-dub
thanks for the grub
YAY God.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Megan L
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 04:17 PM

A guid maister tae guide ye
a strong hand tae provide
a strong arm tae shield
and love abune it aa

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 02:52 PM

Yes, I LOVE that one!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: mrdux
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 01:57 PM

i have this one on the bulletin board over my desk in the office . . .

May those who love us, love us
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts;
And if He doesn't turn their hearts
May He turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.

-- An Old Irish Blessing (attrib.)

Subject: Folklore: Favorite Blessings/Graces
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 06 - 11:42 AM

This might be interesting....NOT religion...just Blessings. A couple of my favorites are
Johnny Appleseed
Oh, the Lord's been good to me,
He gives me what I need,
The sun and the rain and the appleseed
The Lord's been good to me.

The Philmont Grace (Boy Scouts)

For food, for raiment,
For life, for opportunity,
For friendship and fellowship . . .
We thank Thee, O Lord.

There are some pretty wonderful Irish ones too....anybody?