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Text:Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There's a Star in the East)
Tune:RISE UP, SHEPHERDS

2096. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There's a Star in the East)

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]

Text Information
First Line: There's a star in the East on Christmas morn
Title: Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (There's a Star in the East)
Refrain First Line: Follow,m follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: RISE UP, SHEPHERDS
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Key: D Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain



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