Text:There's a Star in the East
Tune:DOUGLASS

255. There's a Star in the East

1 There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
It will lead to the place where the babe is born;
rise up, shepherd, and follow.

Refrain:
Leave your ewes and leave your lambs,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Leave your sheep and leave your rams,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow the star of Bethlehem,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.

2 If you hark to the angel’s holy word,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
You’ll forget your flock, you’ll forget your herd;
rise up, shepherd, and follow. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: There's a star in the East on Christmas morn
Title: There's a Star in the East
Refrain First Line: Leave your ewes and leave your lambs
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: DOUGLASS
Meter: Irregular
Key: C Major
Source: African American spiritual, c. 1750-1875



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