Canticle of the North Shore

O give thanks to our creator who is good*
     whose love endures forever.
You son, moon, stars, & the northern lights*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Sunrise & sunset, night & day*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Hills, valleys, wetlands & lakes, fog, rain, mist & snow*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Birch, pine, spruce & maple, moss & ferns*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Lake trout & walleye, bass & northern, loons & herons, ducks & geese*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Deer, moose, cats and dogs, eagles & sparrow, grouse & hawk*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.
Young & old, women & men, saints & faithful of the Great North Woods*
     give to our Creator thanks & praise.

-- The Rev. Howard Anderson, from the Rev. Debbie Royals, ed.  A Sampler: Native American/Alaska Native and Native Hawai’ian Liturgies, Prepared for the 76^th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, July 2009, Anaheim, CA

Image: The North Shore of Lake Superior in Michigan, photo from the Nature Conservancy