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Go, Tell It on the Mountain

English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 18:3

Chorus

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.

Chorus

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and ev'rywhere; go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

Verse 2

The shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior’s birth.

Chorus

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and ev'rywhere; go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

Verse 3

Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.

Chorus

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and ev'rywhere; go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • isaiah 18:3

Reference 2

  • isaiah 40:9-11

Reference 3

  • isaiah 42:11-12

Reference 4

  • isaiah 52:7

Reference 5

  • isaiah 62:6

Reference 6

  • ezekiel 3:16

Reference 7

  • ezekiel 33:7

Reference 8

  • matthew 1:21

Reference 9

  • matthew 28:19

Reference 10

  • luke 1:30-33