99. While shepherds kept their watching

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
Adapter: John W. Work, b. 1901
Refrain First Line: Go tell it on the mountain
Meter: 76. 76 wih Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Source: Afro-American spiritual, 19th cent.
Tune Information
Name: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Arranger: Horace Clarence Boyer, b. 1935
Meter: 76. 76 wih Refrain
Key: F Major
Source: Afro-American spiritual (19th cent.)
Copyright: Arrangement © 1984, Horace Clarence Boyer



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