The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#251

251. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

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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 shown a holy light. (Refrain)

2 The shepherds feared and trembled,
when lo! above the earth,
rang out the angel chorus
that hailed the Savior’s birth. (Refrain)

3 Down in a lowly manger
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
• Adapter: John W. Work Jr. (1907)
• Refrain First Line: Go, tell it on the mountain
• Meter: Irr. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:8-20
• Topic: Christ's Gracious Life: Birth and Baptism; Christian Year: Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Children's Choir Selections; Closing Hymns; Jesus Christ; Testimony and Witness
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
• Adapter and Arranger: William Farley Smith (1986)
• Meter: Irr. with Refrain
• Key: G Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Adapt. and arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House.