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WITHIN THE OLD JUDEAN GATE, by                    
First Line: In cattle shed, within a manger there
Last Line: Then wandered out the old judean gate.
Subject(s): Bethlehem, Palestine


In cattle shed, within a manger there,
Where Christ was born so many years ago,
A land mark stands ... Although I have been where
The mountain trail has led to a rim of snow;
And watched the tropic sun dip in the sea;
Stood in Muer Wood, the base of heaven's wall;
And felt the desert's spell cast over me:
The most profound significance of all
Was centered there in Bethlehem that day
I paused at the birthplace -- nobler shrine than Greece! --
Of little Jesus, with bowed head to pray.
I asked that love and fellowship and peace
Might reign within the hearts grown cold with hate ...
Then wandered out the old Judean Gate.





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