Go Tell It On The Mountain
SATB choral score unaccompanied
PEL2044 -Choir Unaccompanied
A WORK FOR SATB CHOIR UNACCOMPANIED
This Christmas spiritual is cleverly packaged in a new, hip and jazzy arrangement that is part laid-back Swingle Singers, part rousing Gospel choir. It will challenge your singers' abilities, especially their sense of dance and swing, but once learned this arrangement is unforgettable and unmatched. A fun, crowd-pleasing finale to a Christmas concert.
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Notes
Included on the recording "What Child Is This?" with Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus, directed by Paul Halley (PEL1005)
Texts
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Words and Music: Spiritual, 19th cent.
Arranged by Paul Halley
Refrain
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere;
Go tell it on the mountain,
That Jesus Christ is born!
While shepherds kept their watching
O’er silent flocks by night,
Behold, throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light.
Refrain
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior’s birth.
Refrain
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born,
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.
Refrain
Reviews
"An exciting and quite challenging arrangement of the familiar text and tune. Rich, jazz-inspired harmonies, carefully scripted syncopations, and a couple of tricky modulations, will keep everyone on their toes, but could well also bring a congregation to its feet.” – The Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians
