John Muir, Naturalist and Writer, 1914
and Hudson Stuck, Priest and Environmentalist, 1920

“Let the earth bless the Lord;
let it sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, mountains and hills;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, all that grows in the ground;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, seas and rivers;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, you springs;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, you whales and all that swim in the waters;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, all birds of the air;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.

Bless the Lord, all wild animals and cattle;
sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever. ”

17 The trees of the Lord are full of sap, *
the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

18 In which the birds build their nests, *
and in whose tops the stork makes his dwelling.

19 The high hills are a refuge for the mountain goats, *
and the stony cliffs for the rock badgers.

20 You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, *
and the sun knows the time of its setting.

21 You make darkness that it may be night, *
in which all the beasts of the forest prowl.

22 The lions roar after their prey *
and seek their food from God.

23 The sun rises, and they slip away *
and lay themselves down in their dens.

24 Man goes forth to his work *
and to his labor until the evening.

25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign for ever and ever.

One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they put out, and while they were sailing he fell asleep. A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were afraid and amazed, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?”