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"Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow" is a song telling the story of Christmas morning, describing a "star in the East" that will lead to the birthplace of Christ. The title derives from a lyric repeated throughout the song. Depending on how the song is arranged and performed, it is known variously as a spiritual, hymn, carol, gospel song, or folk song.
"Tell Us, Shepherd Maids" (arranged by Mary E. Caldwell) [2:16] "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" (music by Lewis H. Redner, written Phillips Brooks) [1:44] "The Snow Lay On The Ground" (arranged by Leo Sowerby) [3:38] "The Shepherds' Story" (lyrics by William Morris, written by Clarence Dickinson) [4:32]
"Kommet, ihr Hirten" (Come, ye shepherds) is a German Christmas carol from Bohemia which was derived from a Czech carol, "Nesem vám noviny". It reflects elements from the nativity story, the annunciation to the shepherds, their walk to the manger and their Adoration, inviting to follow their example.
Immortalized in stories and songs learned by every boy and girl S acrificed upon the cross to forgive us all our sins T he Son of God who was born for us, who died and was born again
The song's subject is the birth of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Gospel of Luke, specifically the scene outside Bethlehem in which shepherds encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.
Christmas comes early this year, as “Journey to Bethlehem” puts words (and music) in the mouths of all who bore witness to Jesus’ birth. Some of those tunes — like “Silent Night” and ...
A version for children appears on the 1984 Cabbage Patch Kids album "A Cabbage Patch Christmas". Woody Guthrie rewrote the lyrics to the song in 1949 and adapted the song to become “Come When I Call You.” Written about the ravages of war in the aftermath of World War II, the song would go unpublished until the late 90s.
The "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" was composed by John Rutter in 1966 when he was studying as an undergraduate at Clare College at the University of Cambridge. [1] [2] Rutter stated that he believed his inspiration for writing it came from when he sang as a boy soprano during the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and heard pipe music as the title character headed for Bethlehem with the Biblical Magi.