While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light So, go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere; Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born The shepherds feared and trembled When lo! above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Saviour's birth So, go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn So, go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born Well, I'm saying go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born