Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

About This Piece

Music: Traditional Spiritual

Text: Traditional Spiritual

Additional Text: Toni Thomas

Arranged by: Brandon Stewart

• SATB & Piano
• Orchestration: picc.2.2.2.2 – 4.3.3.1 – timp.perc(3) – pno – str

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Text:

There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn;

Rise up, shepherd, and follow;

It will lead to the place where the Savior’s born;

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.

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.

Leave your sheep, and leave your lambs;

Rise up, shepherd, and follow;

Follow the Star of Bethlehem;

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.

He’s the Lord of all, such a bitty babe!

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.

In the manger born, what your soul to save!

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.

Give your joy to the glory that Heaven brings!

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.

Give your song to the praise the angels sing!

Rise up, shepherd, and follow.