With Heart and Voice ‎#84

84. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Refrain:
Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills and everywhere;
go, tell it on the mountain
that Jesus Christ is born.

1 While shepherds kept their watching
o'er silent flocks by night,
behold, throughout the heavens
there shone a holy light. [Refrain]

2 The shepherds feared and trembled
when lo! above the earth
rang out the angel chorus
that hailed our Savior's birth. [Refrain]

3 Down in a lowly stable
the humble Christ was born,
and God sent us salvation
that blessed Christmas morn. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: While shepherds kept their watching
• Title: Go, Tell It on the Mountain
• Refrain First Line: Go, tell it on the mountain
• Meter: 76 76 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas
• Source: Afro-American spiritual, 19th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: GO TELL IT
• Arranger: Hale Smith (1977, alt.)
• Meter: 76 76 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual, 19th cent.
• Copyright: Arrangement from "Hymns III" © 1978, The Church Pension Fund.