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LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS ROSE, by                    
First Line: That christmas night, long, long ago
Last Line: The message of the savior's birth.
Subject(s): Christmas; Flowers; Roses; Nativity, The


That Christmas night, long, long ago,
When shepherds heard the angels sing,
And one large star led men to know
The birthplace of the new born king,

A little girl drew near the door
And saw within the radiant rim
Wise men with gifts kneel to adore
And wept that she had none for Him;

But as her tear drops touched the ground,
Where stood the manger of the Child,
White blossoms sprang up all around
To which He reached His hands and smiled.

Since then the lovely Christmas rose
Blooms bravely through December snows,
And gives to man on all the earth,
The message of the Savior's birth.





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