143. 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 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
Author: John W. Work, Jr. (1907, adapt.)
Refrain First Line: Go, tell it on the mountain
Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: God the Son: Christmastide; Christian Year-Christmastide; Proclamation
Tune Information
Name: GO TELL IT
Harmonizer: John W. Work III (1940)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain
Key: F Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Harm. used by permission, Mrs. John W. Work, III (Admin. by Lorenz Corporation)



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