Miche wrote on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:16:03 +1200:

>> Samantha wrote on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:28:52 +0100:
>>
> >> Father of us all,
> >> This meal is a sign of Your love for us:
> >> Bless us and bless our food,
> >> And help us to give you glory each day
> >> Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
>>
>> Some hae meat and cannae eat,
>> Some hae nane at a'.

> I know the second line as "And some wad eat that want it;"

>> But we hae meat
>> And we can eat
>> And sae the Lord be thankit!
>> (Selkirk Grace, Burns perhaps)

> "Perhaps" is right; my understanding is that there are
> versions of the Grace going back a bit further than Burns, so
> it makes sense that there are different lines.

I'll bet yours is a better version on a basis of rhyme. I did say
"perhaps"!
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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