This is one my parents taught my sister and me when we were young, and I've taught it to my kids, although we don't get much of a chance to practice it.
Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest.It's a good one, but I always thought there should be more. Finally, I stumbled across something else that might also make a good children's prayer. It's hymn 621 in the Methodist hymnal, written by John Cennick in 1741, and we sang it during today's communion, but... who cares?
Let these, thy gifts to us, be blessed.
Be present at our table, Lord;(The melody, by the way, is that same "Praise God from whom all blessings flow", except that it's 100% quarter notes, so the tempo is very even.)
Be here and everywhere adored;
Thy creatures bless and grant that we
May feast in paradise with thee.
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