Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#139

139. There's a Star in the East (Rise Up, Shepherd)

Text Information

• First Line: There's a star in the East on Christmas morn
• Title: There's a Star in the East (Rise Up, Shepherd)
• Refrain First Line: rise up shepherd and follow
• Meter: Irr. w. refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: RISE UP, SHEPHERD
• Meter: Irr. w. refrain
• Key: C Major
• Source: African-American spiritual; Harm. FCC, 1997
• Copyright: Harm. © 1998 FCC Houston TX

Text Information:

Based on Luke's narrative of Jesus' birth, this song, as well as other Christmas spirituals, probably arose from the period following Emancipation