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