Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.

While shepherds kept their watching
O'er wand'ring flocks by night,
Behold from out of heaven,
There shone a holy light.
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.

And lo, when they had seen it,
They all bowed down and prayed;
They travelled on together
To where the babe was laid.
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.

O when I was a seeker,
I sought both night and day;
I asked the Lord to help me
And he showed me the way.
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.

And he made me a watchman
Upon the city wall;
And if I am a Christian,
I am the least of all.
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.