Verse 1: 
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While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, 
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Behold throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. 
 
Chorus: 
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; 
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Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. 
 
Verse 2: 
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The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth, 
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Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth. 
 
(Repeat chorus) 
 
Verse 3: 
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Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born 
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And God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn! 
 
(Repeat chorus)