I said, go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching
Over silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens,
There shone a holy light:
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Saviour's birth:
I said, go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.
Down in a lowly manger
Our humble Christ was born
And brought us God's salvation,
That blessed Christmas morn:
And I said, go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.