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 grace prayers from wiki

• Ecumenical. God is great, God is good. Let us thank Him for our food. Amen.
• Protestant. Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen.
• Catholic. (before eating) Let us pray. Bless us, O Lord, and these, thy/your gifts, which we are about to receive from thy/your bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. (Preceded and followed by the Sign of the Cross.)
• Catholic. (after eating) We give thee thanks, Almighty God, for all thy benefits, and for the poor souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, may they rest in peace. Amen. (Preceded and followed by the Sign of the Cross.)
• Catholic (Latin). Oremus. Benedic, Domine, nos et haec tua dona, quae de tua largitate sumus sumpturi. Per Christum, Dominum nostrum. Amen.
• Catholic (German). Lasst uns beten! Segne uns, o Herr, und diese deine Gaben, die wir von deiner Güte nun empfangen werden. Durch Christus/Christum, unseren Herrn. Amen.
• Anglican. Bless, O Father, thy gifts to our use and us to thy service; for Christ’s sake. Amen.
• Wesleyan. Be present at our table Lord. Be here and everywhere adored. These mercies bless and grant that we, may feast in fellowship with thee. Amen
• Eastern Orthodox. O Christ God, bless the food and drink of thy servants, for holy art thou, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. The one saying the prayer may make the Sign of the Cross over the food with his right hand. After the meal, all stand and sing: We thank thee, O Christ our God, that thou hast satisfied us with thine earthly gifts; deprive us not of thy heavenly kingdom, but as thou camest among thy disciples, O Saviour, and gavest them peace, come unto us and save us.^[1] There are also seasonal hymns which are sung during the various Great Feasts. At Easter, it is customary to sing the Paschal troparion.
• Scots (The Selkirk Grace). Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit.
• Australian (any denomination). Come Lord Jesus, be our Guest, let this food of ours be blessed. Amen.
• Common in UK religious schools. For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Amen.

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