Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow (chromatic)

RISE UP, SHEPHERD, AND FOLLOW chromatic
African-American Christmas Spiritual
Vanessa Williams
Key: D

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There's a star in the East on Christ-mas morn 
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 
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It will lead to the place 
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where the Sav-ior’s born 
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 

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Leave your ewes and leave your lambs
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low
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Leave your sheep and leave your rams
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

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Fol- low, fol-low, 
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rise up shep-herd, and fol-low 
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Fol-low the star of Beth-le-hem 
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

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If you take good heed to the an-gels' words 
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low 
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You'll for-get your flock, 
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you'll for-get your herd 
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low

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Leave your ewes and leave your lambs
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low
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Leave your sheep and leave your rams
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Rise up, shep-herd, and fol-low