Go Tell it on the Mountain

Go Tell it on the Mountain is a hymn text. Found in CW21 361, CW93 57, elw 290, lbw 70. Sung to GO TELL IT.

Hymnal Appearances

  • Christian Worship: Hymnal β€” 361
  • Christian Worship β€” 57
  • Evangelical Lutheran Worship β€” 290
  • Lutheran Book of Worship β€” 70
  • Lutheran Service Book β€” 388
  • Lutheran Worship β€” 504

Stanza Arc

The narrative or theological arc traced by this tune's stanzas: From apostolic commission to incarnational humility: the hymn moves from the imperative to proclaim Christ's birth universally, through the angelic announcement to shepherds, to the paradox of divine salvation arriving in lowly circumstances.

In the Church Year

Suggested in the three-year series

  • Christmas Day (2Γ—)

From LCMS Worship's published hymn suggestions, 2014–2026. The count is how many of those yearly lists suggested this hymn for that day.

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