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Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others by Bevan, Frances (1827-1909)
F. M. Matt. viii. 20 For Him the wilderness did not sing, Nor the desolate place rejoice— Nor as the rose did the desert bloom, Nor the wastes lift up their voice.
Conferences of John Cassian by Cassian, John (360-435)
BUT we have thoroughly discovered both by our own experience and by the testimony of the Elders that the devils have not now the same power as they had formerly during the early days of the anchorites, when yet there were only a few monks living in the desert.
Christian Year by Keble, John (1792-1866)
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee. Isaiah xliii. 2. The shower of moonlight falls as still and clear Upon this desert main As where sweet flowers some pastoral garden cheer With fragrance after rain: The wild winds rustle in piping shrouds, As in the quivering trees: Like summer fields, beneath the shadowy clouds The yielding waters darken in the breeze.
Golden Legend, vol. 7 by Voragine, Jacobus de (1230-1298)
Here beginneth of the Abbot John. John, abbot, when he had dwelled forty years in desert with Episius, then Episius demanded how much he had profited, and then he said: As long as I have been solitary there was never sun that saw me eating.
Hymns from the Land of Luther by Borthwick, Jane (1813-1897)
7,6,7,6,6,8,8,6 PILGRIM SONG. "Here we have no continuing city, but seek one to come."--Heb. 13:14. "Kommt, kinder, lasst uns gehen." Come, brothers, let us onward-- Night comes without delay; And in this howling desert It is not good to stay.
Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 5 by Calvin, John (1509-1564)
1 Remember, O Jehovah, what has come to us; Look, and see our reproach: 2 Our heritage is turned over to foreigners, Our houses to aliens. 3 Orphans are we become, without a father; Our mothers are as widows.
Our Daily Homily by Meyer, Frederick Brotherton (1847-1929)
I was strengthened, as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me. Ezra vii. 28. IT was no small work that the good Ezra had undertaken. To lead a great expedition across the inhospitable desert; to convoy the sacred vessels and a large treasure of gold and silver; to set magistrates and judges over all that great district beyond the river — this was no slight task, and he needed strength.
ANF08. The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementia, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac Documents, Remains of the First Age by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Apocrypha of the New Testament by Anonymous
. And it came to pass on the third day of their journey, while they were walking, that the blessed Mary was fatigued by the excessive heat of the sun in the desert; and seeing a palm tree,…
Torrey's New Topical Textbook by Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928)
Produces a rich sweet fruit — Jdj 9:11. Not found in desert places — Nu 20:5. Abounded in Egypt. — Ps 105:33. Canaan. — Nu 13:23; De 8:8. Often grew wild — Am 7:14. Sometimes planted in vineyards — Lu 13:6. Propagated by the Jews — Am 4:9. Required cultivation — Lu 13:8. Fruit of, formed after winter — Song 2:11,13. Leaves of, put forth,…
COLLECTION OF LETTERS by Law, William (1686-1761)
... scruple about the wondrous lives of the fathers in the deserts, because in such contrariety to his character ...