Be Present at Our Table, Lord

Be present at our table, Lord;
Be here and everywhere adored;
Thy creatures bless, and grant that we
May feast in paradise with Thee.

We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,
For life and health and every good;
By Thine own hand may we be fed;
Give us each day our daily bread.

We thank Thee, Lord, for this our good,
But more because of Jesus’ blood;
Let manna to our souls be giv’n,
The Bread of Life sent down from Heav’n.

Author: John Cennick

Year: 1741

This is a well-known grace (sometimes called "Cennick's Grace") first published by John Cennick in Sacred Hymns for the Children of God, 1741. The third stanza is a later addition by another hand.