Rise up, shepherd, and follow (Traditional)
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- CPDL #1746: GIF .
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker - Online Christmas Songbook (added 2000-11-27). Score information: kbytes Copyright: other
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General Information
Title: Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Spirituals
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Christmas and New Year Songs (1922)
Description:
External websites:
Cyber Hymnal entry for Rise Up Shepherds and Follow!
Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn,
- Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- It will lead to the place where the Christ was born,
- Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- Refrain:
- Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- Follow the Star of Bethlehem,
- Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- 2.
- If you take good heed to the angel’s words,
- Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- You’ll forget your flocks, you’ll forget your herds,
- Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
- Refrain.