Legend of the
Sand Dollar
THERE'S A
PRETTY LITTLE LEGEND
THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO TELL
OF THE BIRTH
AND DEATH OF JESUS
FOUND IN
THIS LOWLY SHELL
IF YOU
EXAMINE CLOSELY
YOU'LL SEE
THAT YOU FIND HERE
FOUR NAIL
HOLES AND A FIFTH ONE
MADE BY A
ROMAN'S SPEAR
ON ONE SIDE
THE EASTER LILY
ITS CENTER
IS THE STAR
THAT
APPEARED UNTO THE SHEPHERDS|
AND LED THEM
FROM AFAR
THE
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA
ETCHED ON
THE OTHER SIDE
REMINDS US
OF HIS BIRTHDAY
OUR HAPPY
CHRISTMASTIDE
NOW BREAK
THE CENTER OPEN
AND HERE YOU
WILL RELEASE
THE FIVE
WHITE DOVES AWAITING
TO SPREAD
GOOD WILL AND PEACE
THIS SIMPLE
LITTLE SYMBOL
CHRIST LEFT
FOR YOU AND ME
TO HELP US
SPREAD HIS GOSPEL
THROUGH ALL
ETERNITY
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