Baby Blessings
This page features a collection of prayers and blessings suitable for a baby blessing ceremony, dedication service or inclusion in an invitation card. There is an ancient Irish blessing, a Judeo-Christian prayer, and a modern inspiring prayer poem to pray over your precious one. (There are two versions of this prayer for a baby boy and girl). The final prayer is a traditional Episcopal thanksgiving for the gift of a child. We begin with two wonderful ancient blessings suitable for praying over your baby:-
May The Lord Bless You
(A Judeo-Christian Blessing)
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)
An Ancient Irish Blessing
(a printable prayer image of this beautiful Celtic blessing)
Baby Boy Blessing
Our beautiful baby boy.
We pray you'll feel so safe and loved
Surrounded by our joy.
For we are blessed to hold you close
And feel your beating heart.
The little life we hoped for
How wonderful you are.
We raise our hearts with praise and thanks
For you our little gift.
May God's peace surround you
As you wake and as you sleep.
And may you grow to live and love
And play your little part.
In this world may your light shine
And never be put out.
(a prayer poem for a baby boy from www.lords-prayer-words.com
Traditional Baby Blessing
For the Gift of a Child
Heavenly Father, you sent your own Son into this world. We
thank you for the life of this child, N., entrusted to our care.
Help us to remember that we are all your children, and so to
love and nurture him, that he may attain to that full stature
intended for him in your eternal kingdom; for the sake of
your dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Source: "Thanksgivings for Family and Personal Life", 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA)
May The Road Rise Up To Meet You
The words of this famous blessing set to music, suitable for closing a baby dedication service with:-
discover prayers for children to say here
Sometimes God makes better choices for us than we could have ever made for ourselves.
Jennifer Hudson Taylor (Highland Blessings)
Baby Girl Blessing
You are a little miracle
Our beautiful baby girl.
We pray you'll feel so safe and loved
And cherished like a pearl.
For we are blessed to hold you close
And feel your beating heart.
The little life we hoped for
How wonderful you are.
We raise our hearts with praise and thanks
For you our little gift.
May God's peace surround you
As you wake and as you sleep.
And may you grow to live and love
And play your little part.
In this world may your light shine
And never be put out.
(a prayer for a baby girl from www.lords-prayer-words.com)