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Hymnal Number
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About this Hymn
This African American spiritual and Christmas carol was first collected and published by teachers at Hampton University, with these verses added by John Wesley Work II, who collected spirituals and taught at Fisk University. Its Great Commission emphasis makes it unique among carols.
Lyrics
Refrain
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and ev'rywhere; go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Verse 1
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens, there shone a holy light.
Verse 2
The shepherds feared and trembled when, lo, above the earth, rang out the angel chorus that hailed the Savior's birth.
Verse 3
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and ev'rywhere; go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Verse 1
While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens, there shone a holy light.
Verse 2
The shepherds feared and trembled when, lo, above the earth, rang out the angel chorus that hailed the Savior's birth.
Verse 3
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: John W. Work Jr., 1940
Music: Religious Folk Songs of the Negro, 1909
Music: Religious Folk Songs of the Negro, 1909