Lyrics and Information
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Words by John W. Work, Jr., 1907
Tune: GO TELL IT, African American Spiritual
Key signature: F major (1 flat)
Time signature: 4/4
Meter: 7.6.7.6 Refrain
Public Domain
Organ Performance at Hymns Without Words
Refrain: Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and ev’rywhere; 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.
2. ’Twas in a humble manger That Jesus Christ was born; The God of all creation Became a child that morn.
3. He came to die for sinners, To take away our sin; That we may know salvation, And be complete in Him.
