Ninth Hour

Famous quotes containing the words ninth hour, ninth and/or hour:

    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
    Bible: New Testament Matthew, 27:46.

    The words of Jesus were anticipated in Psalms 22:1.

    The ninth day of Christmas,
    My true love sent to me
    Nine drummers drumming,
    —Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 53–55)

    I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and lost my heart instead.
    Ralph Blane (b. 1914)