Addams Family | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | Tune: Addams Family theme song. Cross arms over chest when snapping fingers. Choose as many of the verses to sing as your scouts want to sing. Do the 'Amens' after the last verse. The Tune: |
| Words: | Chorus: Da da da dum (snap snap) Da da da dum (snap snap) Da da da dum, Da da da dum, Da da da dum (snap snap) We thank you Lord for giving, The things we need for living The food, the fun, the friendship, This outdoors fam-i-ly. - Chorus We thank you for the food Lord, For Mom and Dad and you Lord, We thank you for the food Lord, This outdoors fam-i-ly. - Chorus Be present at our table Lord, Be here and every where adored. These mercies bless and grant that we, May strenghten for thy service be. Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap) Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap) Ah-ah-amen, Ah-ah-amen, Ah-ah-amen (snap-snap) |
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Alphabet | |
| Intended for: | Cub Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | A-B-C-D-E-F-G Thank you, God, for feeding me. Drink and bread and meat I see, Thank you, God, for feeding me. With the land and grass and tree, Thank you, God, for feeding me. |
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Around the Clock | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Rock Around the Clock) |
| Words: | God is great, God is good Let us thank Him for our food. We're gonna thank Him mornin', noon and night. 'Cause our God is outta sight. We're gonna thank him, thank him, mornin', noon, and night. Sh, sh, sh, ... yeah! |
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Beneath These Tall Green Trees | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | Beneath these tall green trees we stand, Asking blessings from Thy hand. Thanks we give to thee above, For Thy help and strength and love. |
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Bert Adams Camp | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | For this feast and the friends who share it, For this day and the Scouting spirit, For this land and its adventures, We thank you O Lord. Amen |
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Blessings of This Day | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | Tune: Gilligan's Island We thank Thee, Lord, for giving us The blessings of this day; For friends and food and family, And showing us the way. The bounty that you set before Us, proves to us you care. We praise you, Lord, for showing us Your presence everywhere. So, join us at this table, Lord, As we prepare to dine. All that we have is sent from you; And all we have is thine. |
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Bovay Scout Ranch | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | For the trees, lakes, and hills We Thank Thee, O God For the fun, friends, and fellowship We Thank Thee, O God For the food that has been prepared We Thank Thee, O God Amen |
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Brotherhood | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | We thank the Lord for all that's good For food, for life, for brotherhood For friends and family, near and far For fellowship right where we are. |
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Camp Buck Toms Dining Prayer | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | In silence we seek Thee. In grace, we believe in Thee. For the blessing of this meal, For the fellowship we feel, Scouting thanks You, oh Lord. Amen |
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Come and Dine | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | Come and dine, the Master calleth, Come and dine: There is plenty at God's table all the time. He who fed the multitudes, Turned the water into wine, To the hungry calleth now, Come and dine. |
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Flintstones | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | God is Great and God is Good and so we thank Him for our food. God is Great and God is Good and so we thank Him for our food. Amen, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-amen. Amen, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-amen. God is Great and God is Good and so we thank Him for our - We thank Him for our - We thank Him for our food! |
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Give Our Thanks | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Mary Had a Little Lamb) |
| Words: | We fold our hands and give our thanks, give our thanks, give our thanks. We fold our hands and give our thanks, Give our thanks to God. Bless our families and this food, and this food, and this food. Bless our families and this food, that we may best serve you. |
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God Is Great | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: Sing in a round for more fun. |
| Words: | God is great and God is good God is good, God is good. Let us thank him for this food. Alleluia! |
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God Our Father | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Frere Jacques) |
| Words: | God our father, God our father Once again, once again, We would ask thy blessing, We would ask thy blessing. Amen, amen. |
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Gracias Senor | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Praise ye the Lord) Can be sung in parts with half doing the 'gracias' and half doing the 'allelu' or all together. |
| Words: | Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia, Gracias senor. Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia, Gracias senor. Gracias senor, alleluia. Gracias senor, alleluia. Gracias senor, alleluia. Gracias senor. Allelu, Allelu, Allelu, Allelujiah Praise ye the Lord Allelu, Allelu, Allelu, Allelujiah Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord, Allelujiah Praise ye the Lord, Allelujiah Praise ye the Lord, Allelujiah Praise ye the Lord |
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He Hears | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (On Top of Old Smokey) |
| Words: | Tune: On Top of Old Smokey My God is so great And I am so small, But it doesn't matter He hears when I call. He hears when I whisper, He hears when I shout. He hears my loud 'thank you' 'cause I'm a Boy Scout. |
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Heritage | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | For Happiness and Enjoyment For Reverence and Integrity For Tolerance and Attitude For Goodwill and Energy We thank Thee, O Lord. |
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Johnny Appleseed | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | Ooooooooooooooh, The Lord is good to me And so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need The sun and the rain and the apple seed. The Lord is good to me. And every seed that grows Will grow into a tree, And one day soon there'll be apples there, For everyone in the world to share. The Lord is good to me. When I wake up each morning, I'm happy as can be, Because I know that with God's care The apple trees will still be there. The Lord's been good to me. |
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Let Us Break Bread Together | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | Let us break bread together on our knees. Let us break bread together on our knees. When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun, Oh, Lord, have mercy on me. |
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M.C. Hammer | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | (from Shawn T. - video with tune at YouTube) Food it hits me - so hard (Bump fist against chest) Makes me say - Oh, my Lord (Hands raised to God) Thank you - for blessing me (hands come together in prayer) With this Chicken potpie - and these sweet green peas (Circle motion for potpie and wiggle fingers downward for green peas) Feels good (two thumbs up) - when its goin' down (two thumbs down) White mashed potatoes - and a gravy that's brown And now its time - to munch So thank you Lord - for our lunch (And you know it's a winner) (So thank you Lord - for our dinner) (And you know it's the best) (So thank you Lord for our breakfast) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - I'm Hungry (See about 3:30 in video for dance steps) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - I'm Hungry Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - I'm Hungry Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh - STOP! It's Lunch time! (or Dinner time or Breakfast time) |
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Namaste | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (The More We Get Together) |
| Words: | (na/ma/stay) Namaste means thank you, means thank you, means thank you. Namaste means thank you, Namaste my Lord. For good food and good friends and feelings that don't end, Namaste means thank you, Namaste my Lord. |
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Northern Tier | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | For food, for raiment, For life and opportunity, For sun and rain, For water and portage trails, For friendship and fellow ship, We thank Thee, Oh Lord. Amen |
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Order of the Arrow | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | For night alone that rests our thought For quiet dawn that lights our trail For evening fire that warms and cheers For each repast that fuels our work We give thanks, O Lord |
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Philmont | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | For food, for raiment For life, for opportunity For friendship and fellowship We thank thee, O Lord |
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Rainey Mountain | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Grace used at Camp Rainey Mountain Northeast Georgia Council Clayton, GA Through the spirit of camping, may you bless this food, Great Creator. May it keep us strong and steadfast, In service, devotion, and conservation, For the tranquility of these hills. Amen |
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Rhodes France Scout Reservation | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | For Wind in the Trees, and Good Times by the Fire For Food Shared With Friends, and For All of Your Care. We Thank You Dear Father, Your Love We Will Share. |
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Rock You | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (We Will Rock You) |
| Words: | Heavenly Father, Lord and King, You provide us with everything. We've got Food on our plate, Tastin' great. Thanks for the food we already ate. Singing thank you, Father, thank you! Thank you, Father, thank you! |
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Rub a Dub Dub | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Rub-a-dub-dub Thanks for the grub Yay, God! |
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S-F Scout Ranch | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | I worked as a Staffer at Camp Gamble on S-F Scout Ranch in Knob Lick, MO and remember this being the S-F Grace. |
| Words: | For the gifts of food and freedom And the hills to roam For the crimson sunsets And the Earth our home For the stars at night And the gentle wind and trees We thank you Great Spirit For all of these. |
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Scout Camp | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Morning - Gracious giver of all good, Thee we thank for rest and food, Grant that all we do or say, In thy service be this day. Amen Noon - Father for this noonday meal, We wish to speak the thanks we feel, Health and strength we have from thee, Help us lord to faithful be. Amen Evening - Tireless guardian on our way, Thou has kept us well this day, While we thank thee we request, Care continue, pardon rest. Amen |
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Scout's | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Let us be thankful for the food and drinks we are about to receive before us. Let us be thankful for the shelter that protects us while we sleep at night. Let us be thankful for the water that rejuvenates our mind, body and soul. Let us be thankful for the earth we walk on and the air we breathe. Let us be thankful for the fire that keeps us warm and gives us light. Let us be thankful for natural surroundings that give the earth beauty and life. Let us be thankful for the family and friends that are helpful when we need them the most. Let us be thankful for the staff and leaders that lead us on our way. Amen By: Peter, Eagle Patrick, 1st Class Keith, Scout Troop 10 Reseda, California |
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Sea Base | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | Bless the creatures of the sea. Bless this person I call me. Bless the Keys, You make so grand. Bless the sun that warms the land. Bless the fellowship we feel, As we gather for this meal. Amen |
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Simple Blessing | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Lord we thank you for this day. We thank you for the the things we learn and do in scouting. We thank you for the friends we share our scouting with. We thank you for our families that guide us and help us grow, to be good men, using scouting values. We gather to ask your blessing; We gather to thank you in prayer; Please bless the food & those who prepared it and keep us in your loving care. |
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Simple Prayer | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Thank you, God, for all the wonderful things you have provided me, including this meal. May everyone in the world be healthy and happy. May everyone have food and clothes. May everyone have nice friends. May everyone be at peace. This is my prayer. Amen |
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Simple Thanks | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Thank the Lord for the food we eat, For camping fun and scouts we meet, For rushing streams and calm cool breeze, For rolling meadows and tall green trees. |
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Summit | |
| Words: | For this time and this place, For Your goodness and grace, For each friend we embrace, We thank Thee, Oh Lord. Amen |
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Superman | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Words: | Thank you Lord, for giving us food (actions: raise right arm overhead as Superman flying) Thank you Lord, for giving us food (actions: raise left arm flying) For the food that we eat (actions: standing with both arms over head, to the left) For the friends that we meet (actions: standing with both arms over head, to the right) Thank you Lord, for giving us food! (actions: move both hands in fists to hips and stand strong like Superman) |
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Ten Little Thank Yous | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Ten Little Indians) |
| Words: | One little, two little, three little thank yous. Four little, five little, six little thank yous. Seven little, eight little, nine little thank yous. Ten little thank yous to God. |
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Thank You | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Reuben, Reuben) |
| Words: | Thank you, thank you Heavenly Father For this food we have today. Give us strength and understanding, Bless us now, oh Lord, we pray. |
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Thank You for the Food We Eat | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Michael, Row Your Boat) |
| Words: | Thank you for the food we eat, Hallelujah. Thank you for the friends we meet, Hallelujah. Thank you for the birds that sing, Hallelujah. Thank you Lord for everything, Hallelujah. (It's easy for scouts to create new verses: Thank you for the clean latrines, Hallelujah. Thank you for the hot baked beans, Hallelujah.) God is great, God is good, Alleluia, Let us thank him for our food, Alleluia. By His hand we all are fed, Alleluia, Thank you Lord, for daily bread, Alleluia. Beneath these tall green trees we stand, alleluia Asking blessing from thy hand, alleluia Thanks we give to thee above, alleluia For thy health and strength and love, alleluia. |
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Thank You God | |
| Intended for: | Cub Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Twinkle Little Star) |
| Words: | Thank you God for all that grows, Thank you for the skies rainbows, Thank you for the stars that shine, Thank you for these friends of mine, Thank you for the moon and sun, Thank you God for all you've done! |
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Thank You Lord | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Mickey Mouse) |
| Words: | T-H-A-N-K-Y-O-U thank you, Lord Thank You, Lord Thank You, Lord For the blessings you have given us today! HEY HEY HEY T-H-A-N-K-Y-O-U Thank you, Lord! |
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Thanks Be To God | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Windy) |
| Words: | Thanks be to God, the Father almighty. Thanks be to God, who gave us the earth. Thanks be to God, the spirit eternal. Thanks be to God, forever. He gives us the starry skies, He gives us the birds that fly, He gives us the rainbows high Up above clouds, up above clouds. Thanks be to God, the Father almighty. Thanks be to God, who gave us the earth. Thanks be to God, the spirit eternal. Thanks be to God, forever. |
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Time To Eat | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Ain't She Sweet) |
| Words: | Oh, It's time to eat, Camping meal time is a treat! We thank God for his generosity It's time to eat! |
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We Gather | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (My Bonnie) |
| Words: | We gather to ask for your blessing, We gather to thank you in prayer. Please bless all this food we are sharing And keep us in your tender care. |
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We Give Thanks | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Mares Eat Oats) |
| Words: | I give thanks and you give thanks, We'll give thanks together. Let us all bow our heads while we do. I give thanks and you give thanks, We'll give thanks together. Let us all bow our heads while we do. God can hear our words so loud and clear, Amens and allelujahs. So praise his name and spread his fame, And let his grace flow through ya! I give thanks and you give thanks, We'll give thanks together. Let us all bow our heads while we do. |
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Wilderness | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | (Northern Tier's general grace) For food, for raiment, For life and opportunity, For sun and rain, For water and portage trails, For friendship and fellowship, We thank thee, oh Lord. Amen |
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World Hunger | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | For food in a world where many walk in hunger, For faith in a world where many walk in fear, For friends in a world where many walk alone, We give Thee humble thanks, Oh, Lord. Spanish Por pan en un mundo que sufre de hambre; Por fe y amistad donde hay tanto dolor. Por paz en un mundo lleno de temor, Te damos gracias oh Senor. |
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World So Sweet | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | Just a simple, fast grace. |
| Words: | Thank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you God for everything. |
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Worship Service 1 | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | [This is an entire worship service rather than just a grace] Call to Worship: The heavens declare the glory of God. The skies proclaim the work of his hands. The earth is God's and everything in it. Praise God. Opening Song: God Bless America (Please Stand) God bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, To the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, My home sweet home! God bless America, My home sweet home! Invocation: Camper's Prayer (Be Seated) God of the mountains and hills, make me tall and strong; Tall enough and strong enough to right some wrong. God of the stars, make me steadfast and sure; God of the trees and woods, keep me fresh and pure; God of every lake and stream, flow through my life and make it clean; Let me do nothing base or mean. God of the rain, wash from my life all dirt and stain; Pure and strong let me remain. God of night and day, through shadows or light, be my stay. Guide my way. God of the radiant sun, light my life; God of the evening peace and quiet, keep me free from fear and strife. God of the glorious dawn, make each day a fresh start. God of the free flying birds, sing in my heart. God of the surging waves and sea, wide horizons give to me; Help me to see the world as you would have it be; God of the morning dew, each day my faith renew. God of all growing things, keep me growing, too. Song: This Is my Father's World (Please Stand) This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears, All nature sings, and round me rings, The music of the spheres. This is my Father's world, I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas, His hands the wonders wrought. This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise, The morning light, the lily white Declare their Maker's praise. This is my Father's world, He shines in all that's fair; In the rustling grass, I hear Him pass, He speaks to me everywhere. Responsive Reading: (Be Seated) In unison: O God, how excellent is your name in all of the earth! Leader: When I consider the heavens, the work of your hands, The moon and the stars which you created; What is man, that you care for him? Response: You have put all things under his dominion. All sheep and oxen, All the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air and the fish of the sea, That man would use and care for your creation. Silent Meditation - 1 minute to reflect Song: As the Deer (Please Stand) As the deer panteth for the water So my soul longeth after thee You alone are my hearts desire And I long to worship thee Chorus You alone are my strength my shield To You alone may my spirit yield You alone are my hearts desire And I long to worship thee You're my friend and You are my brother, Even though you are a king. I love you more thank any other, So much more than anything. I want You more than gold or silver, Only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy Giver, And the apple of my eye. Message: Learned It All in Kindergarten Robert Fulgum (Be Seated) Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox. These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Take a nap in the afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up, and nobody really knows why, but we are all like that. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So do we. And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you ever learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The golden rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and sane living. Think of what a better life it would be if we all had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations always to put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together. Offering Benediction: Old Irish Blessing May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rain fall soft upon your fields, And, until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. Dismissal |
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Worship Service 2 | |
| Intended for: | Scouts BSA |
| Words: | [This is an entire worship service rather than just a grace] Call to Worship Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come into His presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is He that made us, and we are His; We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Song: Morning Has Broken Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing, Praise for the morning, Praise for them, springing, fresh from the word. Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass, Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where His feet pass. Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning, Born of the one light Eden saw play. Praise with elation, praise every morning, God's recreation of the new day. Responsive Reading: All: O most high, almighty, good Lord God, to you belongs praise, glory, honor and all blessing. Leader: Praise God with all his creatures, and especially, our brother, the sun, who brings us the day and who brings us the night; fair is he, and shines with a very great splendor; O Lord, he signifies You to us. Response: Praise God for our sister the moon, and for the stars, which He has set clear and lovely in the heaven. Leader: Praise God for our brother the wind, and for the air and clouds, and all weather by which you uphold life in all creatures. Response: Praise God for our sister, water, who is humble and precious and clean. Leader: Praise God for our brother, fire, through whom you give us light in the darkness; he is bright and pleasant and mighty and strong. Response: Praise God for our mother, the earth, which sustains us and keeps us, and brings forth grass and fruits and flowers of many colors. All: Praise God, and give thanks to Him and serve Him with great humility. Silent Meditation - one minute Prayer God, sometimes I hold something small in my hand... a piece of moss or a budding twig, and - peering closely at this tiny world - I feel a sudden wonder. Help me to remember that you made these worlds, and countless others, and...in remembering...come closer to you. God, I thank you today for the world in which you have placed us; for the universe whose vastness is revealed in the blue depths of the sky; whose immensities are lit by shining stars beyond the strength of mind to follow. I thank you for the beauty of our earth, for the sweetness of the flowers, the solemnity of the stars, the sound of streams and swelling seas, for stretching lands and mighty mountains which rest and satisfy the soul, the purity of dawn which calls us to holy dedication, and the peace of the evening which speaks of everlasting rest. Above all, I thank you for the dignity you have bestowed upon every human being as the crown of your Creation. Give us the grace to let the light of your glory shine through us, in our action, words and thoughts. Amen Offering Closing Song: Mighty Is Our God Mighty is our God Mighty is our King Mighty is our Lord Ruler of everything. Glory to our God Glory to our King Glory to our Lord Ruler of everything. His name is higher, higher than any other name. His power is greater, for He has created everything. Benediction: May God bless and keep you forever; Grant you peace, perfect peace, and courage in every endeavor. Lift up your eyes and see His face, and His grace forever. May the Lord, Mighty Lord, Bless and keep you forever. Dismissal |
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Worth Ranch | |
| Words: | For food and for raiment, For life and for opportunity, For friends and this fellowship, We thank Thee, O Lord. Amen This is the original Worth Ranch grace, written in 1929 by Jerry Fulkerson. The Philmont, Northern Tier, and Summit graces are based on this grace. |
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Yankee Doodle | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: (Yankee Doodle) |
| Words: | We thank you, Lord for daily bread, For rain and sunny weather. We thank you, Lord for this our food And that we are together. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lord. Thank you, thank you, Father. Thank you, Lord for this our food And that we are together. |
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Zipadee Do Da | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Notes: | The Tune: |
| Words: | Zipadee do da, Zipadee ay, I am grateful for God's blessings today. I've plenty to eat, to drink and to share, I sit at God's table with friends everywhere. |
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