Rise up, Shepherds (Traditional)
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General Information
Title: Rise up, Shepherds
Composer: Traditional
arr. for 6 voices by Thomas Gebhardt
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Sacred, Spirituals
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: composer
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Cyber Hymnal entry for Rise Up Shepherds and Follow!
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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.
