Meal Time Grace

As a reverent scout, a meal time grace or blessing is a wonderful way to practice a worship activity with your family while on vacation.

Many scouts already sing this dinner time blessing during camp outs. Did you know it comes from a Disney movie?

Sung by Dennis Day, it was part of the short 1948 Disney classic, “Johnny Appleseed”.

♪♫ The Lord is good to me

And so I thank the Lord

For givin’ me the things I need

The sun and rain and the apple seed

Yes, He’s been good to me. ♫♪

I owe the Lord so much,
for everything I see,
I’m certain if it weren’t for Him
there’d be no apples on this limb.
He’s been good to me.

Oh, here am I ‘neath the blue, blue sky,
A-doin’ as I please!
Singin’ with my feathered friends,
Hummin’ with the bees.

I wake up every day,
As happy as can be
Because I know that with His care
My apple trees, they will still be there.
Oh the Lord is been good to me.

Another verse found online (not in the Disney movie).

Every seed I sow will grow into a tree
and soon there’ll be apples there
for everyone in the world to share.
The Lord is good to me.

A retelling of the story of John Chapman, who spent his life roaming America and planting apple trees, thus earning his nickname.

The entire 8-minute movie can be found on online here and here.