Caroling! The Songs of Christmas

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====== Go Tell It on the Mountain ======

===== Lyrics =====

[Chorus] Go, tell it on the mountain,\\
over the hills and everywhere.\\
Go, tell it on the mountain\\
that Jesus Christ is born.

1. While shepherds kept their watching\\
over silent flocks by night,\\
behold throughout the heavens,\\
there shone a holy light.

2. The shepherds feared and trembled\\
when lo! above the earth\\
rang out the angel chorus\\
that hailed our Saviour’s birth.

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

4. When I am a seeker,\\
I seek both night and day.\\
I seek the Lord to help me,\\
and He shows me the way.

5. He made me a watchman\\
upon the city wall,\\
and if I am a Christian,\\
I am the least of all.

**Compiled By:** John Wesley Work Jr,
==== Music & Performance ====

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[[https://hymnary.org/text/while_shepherds_kept_their_watching|Source]]

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===== Background =====

**Origin:** American, a traditional African-American spiritual song dating to at least 1865\\
**First Published:** 1909
===== More Information =====

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain_(song)|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain_(song)]]