GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
(learned in the 1960s; in those days it wasn't considered a Christmas carol)
Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and ev'rywhere!
'Twas in a lowly manger that Jesus Christ was born
When I was a sinner, I prayed both night and day
When I was a seeker, I sought both night and day
He made me a watchman upon the city's walls
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
Go, tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born!
The Lord sent down an angel on that bright and glorious morn,
Go, tell it on the mountain...
I asked the Lord to help me, and he showed me the way,
Go, tell it on the mountain...
I asked my Lord to help me, and he taught me to pray,
Go, tell it on the mountain...
And if I am a Christian, I am the least of all,
Go, tell it on the mountain...