Rise Up Shepherd and Follow

Rise Up Shepherd and Follow

[Traditional Negro spiritual, arranged 2012 by Becka deHaan]

There’s a star on the east on Christmas morn’;

Rise up shepherd and follow;
It will lead to the place where Christ was born;
Rise up shepherd and follow.
 
There’s a star on the east on Christmas morn’;
Rise up shepherd and follow;
It will lead to the place where Christ was born;
Rise up shepherd and follow.

Chorus:

Follow, follow;

Rise up shepherd and follow.
Follow the star over Bethlehem;
Rise up shepherd and follow.

If you pay 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.

[Chorus]

[Interlude]

Pay good heed to the angel…

Follow the star…
O, o, I said, follow, follow;
Rise up shepherd and follow;

Follow the star over Bethlehem;

(Follow, follow.)
O, rise up and follow!
(Follow the star over Bethlehem.)

O, leave your flocks, forget your herds; (Follow, follow.)

Don’t need no baggage, just get on board!
(Follow the star over Bethlehem.) Follow the child’s cry!