Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
African American spiritual / traditional Christmas spiritual
Rights: public-domain-us

Verse 1:
Chords: G, C, D
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.
Leave your sheep and leave your lambs
Rise up shepherds and follow
Leave your ewes and leave your rams
Rise up Shepherds and Follow
Refrain
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow the Star of Bethlehem,
Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Break-Chorus
Break-Verse
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 shepherds and follow
Leave your ewes and leave your rams
Rise up Shepherds and Follow
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow the Star of Bethlehem,
Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow the Star of Bethlehem,
Rise up, shepherd, and follow.