Intro: 
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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 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. 
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Well the shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth, 
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Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior's birth. 
 
Chores: 
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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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Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born 
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And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn! 
 
Chores: 
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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.