The 'Come Lord Jesus' grace before meals is the translation of an old Lutheran prayer in German: " Komm, Herr Jesu; sei du unser Gast; und segne, was du uns besecheret hast". It may have come down to us from Pop's side of the family. I always wondered what would have happened if Jesus suddenly was our guest; would our scant meals stretch to another at table? I never considered that He could miraculously multiply the fried chicken and cheese noodles. We never actually prayed the 'Angel of God' prayer, but it always hung on one of the back bedroom walls and was never taken down, even in the JW years. I have the plate even now, safely tucked away, not sure if I could hang it securely. 'Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep' was of course in the cultural air, even repeated in several old cartoons.
An alternate grace before meals:
Though we always used interlaced fingers, not steeples.
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