Go Tell It on the Mountain (I -- Christmas)

DESCRIPTION: "Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere, Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born." The singer describes the revelation of Jesus's birth to the shepherds and notes how God "made me a watchman"
AUTHOR: unknown (the version found in most hymnals was rewritten by John Weley Work II)
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Fisk Jubilee Singers repertoire)
KEYWORDS: religious Christmas Jesus
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (9 citations):
Dett/Fenner/Rathbun/Cleveland-ReligiousFolkSongsOfTheNegro-HamptonInstitute, pp. 78, App.III, "Go Tell It on de Mountain" (2 texts, 2 tunes; p. 174 in the 1909 edition)
Warren-EveryTimeIFeelTheSpirit, pp. 43-44, "Go, Teill It on the Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 381, "Go Tell It On The Mountain" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 545, "Go, Tell It on the Mountain" (notes only, so it's not clear which version of the song is meant, but the scouting books I checked have the Christmas version)
SongsOfAllTime, p. 33, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 54) (12th edition, p. 51)
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ADDITIONAL: Ian Bradley, _The Penguin Book of Carols_ (1999), #25, "Go, Tell It on the Mountain" (1 text)
Robert J. Morgan, _Then Sings My Soul, Book 2: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories_, Nelson, 2004, pp. 256-257, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
RECORDINGS:
Elizabeth Bivens, "Go Tell It On the Mountain" (on HandMeDown2)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Go Tell It on the Mountain (II -- Freedom)"
cf. "Jesus Setta Me Free" (lyrics)
cf. "Go Mary and Toll the Bell" (lyrics, some versions)
File: FSWB381A

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