Warmly, moving forward q =78-82

African-American Spiritual

for Mezzo-Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus and Oboe

© Copyright 2004 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. A division of ECS Publishing,Boston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

Setting: Leo Nestor

for the Reverend Monsignor Godfrey Thomas Mosley, J.C.D., V.G.

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

Catalog No. 6047

Keyboard(forrehearsalonly)

Oboe tempo rubato

mf

f

S

A

T

B

Ob.

mf

Fol

mf

low...

-

fol low...

-

fol low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem,- Rise

mp

up,

shep herd,

-

mf

Fol low...

-

fol low...

-

fol

low- the star

of Beth

le

- hem,

-

mp

Rise

up,

Fol

mf

low...

-

Fol low...

-

fol

low- the star

of Beth

le

- hem,

-

mp

Rise

up,

Fol

mf

low...

-

fol low...

-

fol

low- the star

of

Beth

le

- hem,

-

mp

Rise

up,

3Listen

10

poco tenuto a tempo

mf

poco tenuto

mf

There’s a star

a tempo

in the East

on

Christ

mas

- morn,

rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

-

rise

up,

shep

poco tenuto

herd

- and fol

mpa tempo

low

- on Christ

mas

- morn.

rise,

rise

più f

up,

rise up, shep

poco tenuto

herd- and

fol

mpa tempo

low

- on Christ

mas

- morn.

rise,

rise

più f

up,

rise up, shep

poco tenuto

herd- and

fol

mpa tempo

low

- on Christ

mas

- morn.

rise,

rise

più f

up,

rise

up,

shep

poco tenuto

herd- and

fol

mpa tempo

low

- on Christ

mas

- morn.

poco tenuto

a tempo

4

14

mp

It

più fwill lead

to the place

where the Sav

ior’s- born,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd

- and fol

low,

- It

will lead

where

the Sav

ior’s

- born.

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd

- and fol

low,

- It

will lead

where

the Sav

ior’s

- born.

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd

- and fol

low,

- It

will lead

where

the

Sav

ior’s

- born.

Rise

più fup,

shep herd

- and fol

low,

-

It

will lead

where

the Sav

ior’s

- born.

5

18

mf

mp

Leave

mp

your

sheep

and leave

your

lambs...

Rise`

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mp

your sheep,

leave

your lambs,

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mp

your sheep,

leave

your

lambs,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mp

your sheep,

leave your

lambs,

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

- Leave

mp

your

sheep,

leave

your

lambs,

Rise

6

22

mf

f

dolce

Leave

mf

your

ewes

and leave

your

rams,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your ewes

and

leave

your

rams.

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your ewes

and

leave

your

rams.

Rise

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your ewes

and leave

your

rams.

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your

ewes

and

leave

your rams.

7

26

mf f

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.-

Fol

meno f

low,

- fol

low:

- rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

en dehors

low,

- fol

low:

- rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

- fol

low:

- rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

- fol

low:

-

rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

8

31

più f

f

fol low.

-

Fol

più f

low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem:

-

rise

f

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol low.

-

Fol

più f

low- the star

of

Beth le

- hem:

-

rise

f

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol low.

-

Fol

più f

low- the star

of

Beth le

- hem:

-

rise

fup,

shep herd,

- and

fol low.

-

Fol

più f

low- the star

of Beth

le

- hem:

- rise

f up,

shep herd,

- and

9

35

poco rall. a tempo

poco rall.

mf

If you pay

a tempo

good heed

to the an

gel’s

- words...

fol

low,

- fol

low,

- fol low.

poco rall.

-

Pay

mpa tempo

heed

to the an

gel’s

- words,

fol

low,

-

fol

low,

-

fol

poco rall.

low.

-

Pay

mpa tempo

heed

to the an

gel’s

- words,

fol

low,

-

fol

low,

-

fol

poco rall.

low.

-

Pay

mpa tempo

heed...

an

gel’s

- words,

fol low,

-

fol

low,

-

fol

poco rall.

low.

-

Pay

mpa tempo

heed...

an

gel’s

- words,

poco rall.

a tempo

10

40

Oh,

più f

you’ll for get

- your flocks,

you’ll for get

- your herds...

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low,

-

You’ll for get

- your

flocks,

you’ll for get

- your

herds.

Rise

`

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low,

-

You’ll for get

- your

flocks,

you’ll for get

- your herds.

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low,

-

You'll for get

- your

flocks,

you'll for get

- your

herds.

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low,

-

You'll for get

- your

flocks,

you'll for get

- your

herds.

11

44

mf

lirico

fol

low.

-

Leave

f

your

sheep...

leave

your

lambs.

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

en dehors

your

sheep

and leave

your

lambs,

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your

sheep

and

leave

your

lambs,

Rise up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your

sheep

and leave

your

lambs,

Rise up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

mf

your

sheep

and

leave

your

lambs,

12

48

più f

f

Fol

low.

-

f

Oh,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

fpiù ardente

your

ewes

and

leave

your

rams,

rams,

Rise`

più f

up, shep

herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

f

più ardente

ewes

and

leave

your

rams,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

(con alcuni bassi)f

più ardente

your

ewes

and leave

your

rams,

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Leave

f

più ardente

your

ewes,

leave

your rams,

*

* Baritones return to bass.

13

52

dolce

meno f

rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

-

fol

low.

-

Rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

fol

low.

low.

-

-

Fol

meno f

low,

-

fol

low,

-

Rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

-

fol

low,

-

Rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

-

fol

low,

-

Rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

meno f

low,

-

fol

low,

-

14

56

f

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

f low

- to Beth

le

- hem.

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol

f

low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem,-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

f

low

- the star

of

Beth

le

- hem,

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

f

low

- the star

of

Beth

le

- hem,

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

,

Fol

f

low

- the star

of

Beth

le

- hem,

-

,

15

60

liberamente

a tempo

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

liberamente

low.

- There’s

mf

a star

a tempo

dreamily

in the East

on

Christ

mas

- morn.

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

liberamente

fol

low.

-

Oo,

mp

dreamilya tempo

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

liberamente

fol

low.

-

Oo,

mp

dreamilya tempo

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

liberamente

low.

-

Oo,

mp

dreamilya tempo

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

liberamente

low.

-

Oo,

mp

dreamilya tempo

liberamente

a tempo

16

64

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

It will lead

to the place

where the Sa

vior’s- born.

Fol

low.

-

Oo,

più f

Fol

low.

-

Oo,

più f

Fol

low.

-

Oo,

più f

Fol

low.

-

Oo,

più f

17

68

mp

mf

mf

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.-

Fol

low,

-

fol

low.

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

mf

en dehors

low,

- fol

low,

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

mf

low,

- fol

low,

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

mf

low,

- fol

low,

-

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol

mf

low,

- fol

low,

-

18

72

Rise

con calore

up, shep

herd,

- and fol

low.-

Fol

low

- to Beth

le

- hem.

-

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and fol

low.

-

Fol low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem.

-

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem.-

Rise

più f

up,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem.

-

Rise

più fup,

shep herd,

- and

fol

low.

-

Fol low

- the star

of Beth

le

- hem.

-

19

76

f

mf

Rise`

ben f

up, shep

herd,

- and fol

low.

-

f

There’s

dreamily

a star

there...

It

will

Rise

ben fup,

shep herd,

- and...

Ah.

f lirico

Rise

ben f

up,

shep herd,

- and...

Ah,

f

lirico

ah.

Rise

ben fup,

shep herd,

- and...

Ah,

flirico ah.

Rise

ben fup,

shep herd,

- and...

Ah,

f lirico ah.

20

80

poco

lead

there...

Rise

up,

shep herd,

- rise...

Rise

ffup,

shep herd,

- and

poco

Oh, rise

up,

shep herd,

-

rise

ffup,

shep herd,

- and...

poco

Oh,

rise

up,

shep herd,

-

rise

ff

up,

shep herd,

- and...

poco

Oh,

rise

up,

shep herd,

-

rise

ffup,

shep herd,

- and...

poco

Oh,

rise

up,

shep herd,

-

rise

ffup,

shep herd,

and...

21

84

poco allargando poco più mosso poco meno mosso

fol

low.

-

poco allargando mf

Oh,

rise...

poco più mossof

mp

poco meno mosso

f

Oh,

poco allargando

rise

ff up,

rise

poco più mossof

up

shep herd,

- and fol

poco meno mossomf

low.

-

f

Oh,

poco allargando

rise

ff

up,

rise

poco più mossof

up

shep herd,

- and...

poco meno mosso

and

mf

fol

-

f

Oh,

poco allargando

rise

ff up,

rise

poco più mossof

up

shep herd,

- and...

poco meno mosso

and

mffol

-

f

Oh,

poco allargando

rise

ff

up,

rise

poco più mosso

f

up

shep herd,

- and...

poco meno mosso

and

mf

fol

-

poco allargando

poco più mosso poco meno mosso

22

88

mf

più f

mf

rallentando al fine

meno f

p

Oh,

mp

rise

up,

shep

mfherd,

-

rallentando al fine

and

floating

fol

low.low.

-

p

,

Rise

mp

up,

shep

mf

herd,

-

meno f

and

fol

rallentando al fine

low.

-

p

low.

,

Rise

mp

up,

shep

mf

herd,

-

meno f

and

fol

rallentando al fine

low.

-

p

low.

, mp

Rise

up,

shep

mf herd,

-

meno f

and

fol

rallentando al fine

low.

-

p

low.

,

mp

Rise

up,

shep

mf

herd,

-

meno f

and

fol

rallentando al fine

-

low.

p

rallentando al fine

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