Rise up, shepherd, and follow - John Rutter (arr.), The Cambridge Singers
19. 'Rise up, Shepherd, and follow'
From the album ‘Christmas Star’ - Carols for the Christmas Season
Arranger John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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LYRICS:
Rise up, Shepherd, and follow
There’s a star in the east on Christmas morn,
Rise up, shepherd, and follow,
It will lead to the place where the Saviour’s born;
Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Leave your flocks 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.
If you take good heed to the angel’s word,
You’ll forget your flock, you’ll forget your herd;
Leave your flocks and leave your lambs,
Leave your sheep and leave your rams.
(American spiritual)
Christmas Star
The Cambridge Singers' debut recording – a universal favourite. This recording was the first to be made by the Cambridge Singers, shortly after the choir's formation in 1981. Featuring classic carols and carol arrangements, it is one of the label's most popular Christmas releases. Highlights include John Rutter's arrangements of such favourites as 'Three Kings of Orient', 'Away in a Manger' and 'Silent Night'.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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