"while shepherds watched their flocks" or "Go Tell It On the Mountain"

1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
     All seated on the ground, 
The Angel of the Lord came down, 
     And glory shone around :

2. " Fear not," said he, for mighty dread 
     Had seized their troubled mind ; 
" Glad tidings of great joy 
     I bring To you and all mankind.

3. " To you in David's town this day
     Is born, of David's line, 
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, 
     And this shall be the sign :

4. " The heavenly babe you there shall find
     To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
     And in a manger laid."

5. Thus spake the seraph, and forth with
     Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels, praising God, and thus 
     Addressed their joyful song:
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6. " All glory be to God on high,
     And to the earth be peace : 
Good-will henceforth from Heaven to men 
     Begin, and never cease."

​1. While shepherds kept their watching
O'er silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light


Chorus:
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.


2. The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Saviour's birth; Chorus:


3. Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born;
And God sent out salvation
That blessed Christmas morn. Chorus:


4. When I was a seeker
I sought both night and day
I sought the Lord to help me
And He showed me the way. Chorus:
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5. He made me a watchman
Upon the city wall
And If I am a Christian
I am the least of all. Chorus: