Home › Hymns › Go, Tell It on the Mountain
The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 251 · Words: African American Spiritual; John Wesley Work Jr. · Tune: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A beloved African American spiritual first published by John Wesley Work Jr. in 1907, proclaiming the birth of Jesus Christ. It draws on the tradition of call-and-response and jubilant proclamation characteristic of African American sacred music.
Refrain
Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills
and everywhere;
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 shown a holy light.
Refrain
Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills
and everywhere;
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
the Savior’s birth.
Refrain
Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills
and everywhere;
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.
Refrain
Go, tell it on the mountain,
over the hills
and everywhere;
go, tell it on the mountain,
that Jesus Christ is born.
Appears in these collections
Go, Tell It on the Mountain is in the public domain. Make a free PowerPoint, PDF, or image set for church projection with Song Slides — no signup.