The Legend of the Christmas Rose

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TomK Hamburg/Pinnebog, MI(Zone 6a) Dec 20, 2001

One winter night a little shepherd girl named Madelon was tending her father's sheep in the fields near Bethlehem. She saw some shepherds hurry past and asked them where they were going. They told her that a holy child had been born that night and they were taking gifts to him.

Madelon stayed behind. She had nothing to bring - not even wild flowers,for it was winter. She knelt down and began to cry. An angel saw her and asked why she was so sad. As the shepherd girl explained, the angel brushed away the tears that had fallen on the snow. there beneath the snow was a white,pink-tipped rose.

The angel said,"Neither myrrh,nor frankincense,nor gold is an offering more fitting for the Christ Child than this pure rose." The shepherd girl happily ran off to join the other shepherds and bring her gift to the holy child - the Christmas Rose.

Since that time, the Christmas Rose blooms each year as a reminder of the simple gift of love given to the Lord by a poor shepherd girl.

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Georgiaredclay lagrange, GA(Zone 7a) Dec 20, 2001

Beautiful. I have it recorded by Grandpa Jones. Almost the same story. Not a typical Grandpa song. He actually talks and a chorus does the singing. Jim

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