\version "2.5.0"
\include "english.ly"

\header {
  title = "Mealtime grace and thanksgiving"
}

melody = \relative {
  \time 3/4
  \key bf \major
  d2 f4  c'2.  bf2 f4  ef2. |
    d2 d4  d ef  f8 ~ f   g2.  f  |
  d2 f4  c'2.  bf2 f4  ef2. |
    d4.( f8) f4  f g a  bf2. bf |
  c4. f,8 f4  a g f  d2 f4  bf2. |
    g2 bf4  c2 bf4  a2.  f  |
  d2 f4  c'2.  bf2 f4  ef2.  |
    d2 f4  f g a  bf2. bf
}

\score {
  \new Staff {
  <<
    \context Voice = "mainmelody" { \melody }
    \lyricsto "mainmelody" \new Lyrics {
      \set stanza = "Before meals: "
      Bless our friends, bless our food.
      Come, O Lord, and sit with us.
      May our talk glow with peace;
      bring Your love to sur -- round us.
      Friend -- ship and peace, may they bloom and grow,
      bloom and grow for -- ev -- er.
      Bless our friends, bless our food.
      Bless our dear land for -- ev -- er.
    }
    \lyricsto "mainmelody" \new Lyrics {
      \set stanza = "After meals: "
      \set ignoreMelismata = ##t   % be-ing, urg-ing
      Hear our thanks, Fa -- ther God.
      Thanks, O Son for be -- ing with us.
      Thanks for words mint -- ing peace,
      ur -- ging our love strong sin -- cere -- ly.
      Friend -- ship and peace, may they bloom and grow,
      bloom and grow for -- ev -- er.
      Thanks for friends, thanks for food.
      Thanks for free -- dom, dear Fa -- ther.
      \unset ignoreMelismata
    }
  >>
  }
}