Posts Tagged "grace"
Johnny Appleseed
With this song, we often changed the word Lord to Earth for the various religions and non-religious girls in the group. It works just as well. I always substituted “earth” and got along just fine. To me, it actually makes more sense that way!
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.
And every seed that grows, shall grow into a tree.
And one day soon there’ll be apples there,
For everyone in the world to share,
The Lord is good to me.
‘Neath These Tall Green Trees
I will preface this by saying that I have NO idea if Girl Scouts still sing grace before meals at camp. I’m guessing it depends on the area and the audience, so to speak. Growing up and going to Girl Scout camp in California, we were always told that we could substitute “Earth” for “God” where appropriate. This grace was always one of my favorites because it referenced the trees and didn’t say the word God, however it does make a reference to “thee above”. Consider your girls before using this grace, if you still use grace, and whether or not this might offend anyone (the girls or parents).
‘Neath these tall green trees we stand
Asking blessings from thy hand
Thanks we give to thee above
For thy health and strength and love.
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