While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens, There shone a holy light * The shepherds feared and trembled When lo above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior's birth: ** Go tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born ** Repeat *** Go tell it on the mountain He's born (x4) * Repeat Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born And God send us salvation, That blessed Christmas morn ** Repeat *** Repeat