Songs for Life ‎#131

131. 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: 1995
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 42:11
  ;
  Luke 2:8-20
• Topic: Singing God's Story: Christmas / Birth of Christ; African-American
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: GO TELL IT
• Arranger: Emily R. Brink (1991)
• Meter: 76 76 with refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: African-American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1994, CRC Publications.