Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow (aka There’s a Star in the East) GAB 423

This is another Spiritual, this time for Christmas. It appears more for a Christmas performance or pageant than a liturgy, but is singable enough.

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 Leave your sheep, leave your sheep, and leave your lambs;
Rise up, shepherd, and follow;
Leave your ewes and your rams, leave your ewes and rams;
Rise up, shepherd and follow. [Refrain]


3 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]

This is a public domain hymn. OCP bring it down from D to C (thanks be to God).

The Faith We Sing page 179

The clips on YouTube show just how many ways you can do one song:

https://youtu.be/5mrVegEnAZM
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