Worship (3rd ed.) ‎#397

397. Go Tell it on the Mountain

Refrain:
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
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 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., 1871-1925
• Refrain First Line: Go tell it on the mountain
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:6-18
  ;
  Luke 2:10-11
• Topic: Christmas; Christmas Season; Children's Hymns; Petition
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: © Mrs. John W. Work, III
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
• Harmonizer: Paul Sjolund, b. 1935
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Harm. © Walton Music Corp