Jesus had fallen asleep, and was lying on a pillow. The noise of the wind and of the water had not awakened him.
His disciples ran to him and cried, O Master! do you not care for us? will you let us die?
Then Jesus got up and said to the wind, Wind be still! and he said to the water, Be still! The wind left off blowing, and the water was smooth and quiet.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, Why are you afraid? Why did you not believe that I would take care of you?
Jesus knew that they were tossed about, and he would have kept them safe, though he was asleep.
The disciples said to one another, Jesus is the Son of God; even the wind and the water obey him.
The disciples, with Jesus their Lord,
At sea in a vessel were toss’d;
The winds loudly blew, the waves roar’d;
They fear’d that they all should be lost.