Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 13 — Section 527
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Work: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Volume 13
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 13
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7. O Lord, gladden Thou in me the imprisoned ones of my fortresses, Thou Who didst gladden those prisoners with the olive leaf! Thou sentest healing by means of the dove to the sick ones that were drowning in every wave; it entered in and drove out all their pains. For the joy of it swallowed up their sorrow, and mourning vanished away in its consolation. And as the chief of a host gives heartening to the fugitives, so the dove disseminated courage among the forsaken. Their eyes tasted the sight of peace, and their mouth hasted to open in Thy praise. As the olive leaf in the waves, sav…
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