Kirk Franklin - Go Tell It on the Mountain Lyrics

This Christmas song takes its refrain from a well-known spiritual and pairs it with a short retelling of the nativity. The chorus is a direct instruction to spread the news over the hills and everywhere that Jesus Christ is born, and it returns after each verse so the message stays in front of the listener.

The first verse sets the scene with shepherds keeping watch over silent flocks at night, and a holy light shining across the heavens. That picture matches the account in Luke's gospel, where shepherds in the fields are the first to hear about the birth. The second verse moves to the lowly manger, describing the humble Christ and the salvation God sent on Christmas morning.

This arrangement adds spoken-style ad-libs and a closing run of "Hallelujah" and calls to tell the world. The ending expands the chorus into an open invitation, so the song works both as a retelling of the story and as a call for the news to travel beyond the singers themselves.