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 lonely manger the humble christ was born and god sent us salvation on that blessed christmas morn go tell it on the mountain over the hills and everywhere go tell it on the mountain that jesus christ is born while sheperds kept their watching over silent flocks by night behold through out the heavens there shone a holy light go tell it on the mountain over the hills and everywhere go tell it on the mountain that jesus christ is born go tell it on the mountain over the hills and everywhere go tell it on the mountain that jesus christ is born