Camp Songs for Grace

(sing to the tune of “if you’re happy and you know it”) I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha] I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha] I’m a knife, fork, spoon I’m a knife, fork, spoon I’m a knife, fork, spoon, spatula [cha cha cha] Actions for each item… For knife, clap your hands together straight …

You must be eating a meal and someone must have their elbows on the dining table. You cannot provoke anyone to put their elbows on the table or force anyone to put their elbows on the table. This song can only be sang when someone’s elbows are on the table, not after the fact. The objective is to sing this …

to the tune of Indiana Jones Theme, words by Andrew Childs Praise the Father, Praise the Son Praise the Spirit, for the work He’s done! And we’ll thank Him, for the food, At breakfast, at lunch time, at dinner, We’ll thank him! Praise the Father, Praise the Son Praise the Spirit, for the work He’s done! And we’ll thank Him, …

To the Tune of Jaws (put your hands on top of your head like a shark fin.) God is Great and God is Good and (speed up now) So we Thank Him For Our Food and AMEN!(when saying amen make your hand and arms close like a shark mouth)

(To the tune of “We Will Rock You”) Jesus was a cool dude, 40 days with no food, Then he wrote the golden rule and that’s O.K. He’s got love on his face, Full of grace! He’s spreadin’ his word all over the place! Singin’, We will, we will Praise him yeah, praise him WOO (2x)

THEEEEEEEEEE! Lord is good to me and so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need like this food and the sun and the apple seed the Lord is good to me amen, amen, amen amen amen! AWWWWW-MENNNNNN!!!!

Ooooh, the Lord is good to me (clap, clap) And so I thank the Lord (clap, clap) For giving me the things I need: The sun and the rain and the apple seed The Lord is good to me. JOHNNY APPLESEED, (clap) AMEN!

Oooh 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 appleseed The Lord is good to me… For every seed I sow An apple tree will grow And soon they’ll be an apple tree Enough for the whole wide world to see The …

Non-denominational johnny appleseed Grace… “Oooh my camp is good to me, and so i thank my camp, for giving me the things i need, the food and the fun and comraderie, my camp is good to me, …yeah!(or thanks!) Quinebarge!(or your camp name)

ooh!! 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 appleseed. the Lord is good to meeee!! Annddddd! every seed I sow, will grow into a tree! And someday there’ll be apples there, for everyone in the world to share. The Lord is …

Breakfast Lord of Life, the fountain head By thy hand must we be fed As we bow in gratitude Lord, we thank Thee for this food. Amen, A-a-a-amen.

(To the tune of “Mahna Mahna“ from the Muppets) Mah-Na Mah-Na Thanks for the food, Lord Mah-Na Mah-Na It’s really great Mah-Na Mah-Na Oh Lord, we thank you, we thank you We thank you for the food that’s on our plate Mah-Na Mah-Na

GOD IS GREAT (With Hands) God is Great (hands in air) God is Good (hands spread out) And we Thank Him (palms open and become flat) For Our Food (eating motion) AMEN (praying hands)

Thank you Lord for giving us food! Thank you Lord for giving us food! For the food that we eat here! and the friends that we meet here! Thank you Lord for giving us food!

Lunch Noontime is here, the board is spread, Thanks be to God who gives us bread. Praise God for bread.

(Tune of ‰ÛÏWe Will Rock You‰Û) Heavenly Father, Lord and King, You provide us with everything. We’ve got food on our plate, Tastin’ great. Thank you for the food we already ate. Singing thank you Father, thank you! Thank you Father, thank you!

Rub A Dub Dub, thanks for the grub… YAAAAAY God! (borrowed from the Bundys, but our campers love it!)

Oh! 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 seeds the lord is good to me. God loves me Amen! For every seed I sow, and apple tree will grow and soon theyll be and apple treee enough for the whole …

(repeat after me) My God is so great!… So Strong and so mighty… There’s nothing my God cannot do… (then you clap twice) My God is so great!… So Strong and so mighty… There’s nothing my God cannot do… (then you clap twice) The mountains are His… The rivers are His… The stars show His handy work too… My God …

God is great, God is good. Let us thank Him, For our food. Thank again Any time, Please don’t butt, Stay in line. Watch out, Here comes some real great food.

Who—– gives us the food that we need everyday THANK YOU JESUS! Who gives us the truth and the light and the way THANK YOU JESUS! THANK YOU JESUS! THANK YOU JESUS! THANK YOU JESUS! Thank you Amen! (SpongeBob’s nose whistle sound for fun) Do-do-do-do-, do-do, do-do.

Camp Grace sung to the tune of “the superman theme” with actions. With arms pointing up like supermans : Thank you God, for giving us food. Thank you God, for giving us food. It’s nutritious, and delcious. (then drumming on the table) Amen, amen

‘neath these tall green trees we stand asking blessings from thy hand thanks we give to thee above for our health and strength and love

Lunch Oh, the Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord for giving me the things I need The sun the rain and the apple tree The Lord is good to me.

(campers can keep rhythm by slapping their palms against their legs twice, followed by clapping their hands once, in a continuous pattern) God, You are a good God Please accept this grace As we sit and feed our face We’ve got food on our plates We think that’s great Pretty soon we’ll be puttin’ on weight Singin’ we will, we …