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Go Tell It (Gloria)
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Aug 18, 2026 updated
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Matt Maher's 'Go Tell It (Gloria)' is a contemporary Christmas song that retells the nativity story, focusing on the shepherds' encounter with the angelic announcement of Jesus' birth. The lyrics blend traditional carol imagery with a call to proclaim the good news, emphasizing that God has heard humanity's prayers and that the Savior has come. The song's joyful chorus, 'Go tell it on the mountain,' encourages believers to share the news of Christ's birth. It also includes Latin phrases like 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' and 'Hallelujah, God is with us,' celebrating the incarnation and the presence of God among people.
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While shepherds kept their watching
O'er silent flocks by night
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a Holy light
Over the hills and everywhere
(Go tell it on the mountain)
The heart of the Father has heard our prayer
(Go tell it on the mountain)
Joy to the world, praise to the Lord
The Savior is born
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior's birth
Over the hills and everywhere
(Go tell it on the mountain)
The heart of the Father has heard our prayer
(Go tell it on the mountain)
Joy to the world, praise to the Lord
The Savior is born
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
Gloria, Gloria
In exelsis Deo
Hallelujah, God is with us
Go tell it on the mountain (Jesus Christ is)
Gloria, Gloria
In exelsis Deo
Hallelujah, God is with us
Jesus Christ is born
Over the hills and everywhere
(Go tell it on the mountain)
The heart of the Father has heard our prayer
(Go tell it on the mountain)
Joy to the world, praise to the Lord
The Savior is born
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
Joy to the world, praise to the Lord
The Savior is born
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain