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Lift Every Voice and Sing Lyrics. Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty, Let our rejoicing rise. High as the list’ning skies, Let it resound...
Representative Text. 1 Lift ev’ry voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of liberty. Let our rejoicing rise. high as the list’ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.
Sep 7, 2013 · Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet. Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We...
Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes ...
Lift Every Voice and Sing Lyrics. Lift every voice and sing, 'Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise . High as the list'ning skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
drunk with the wine of The world, we forget thee, Shadowed beneath the Hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land. Original lyrics of Lift Every Voice And Sing song by James Weldon Johnson. Explore 15 meanings and explanations or write yours. Find more of James Weldon Johnson lyrics.
Lift Every Voice and Sing . Lyrics: James Weldon Johnson Music: J. Rosamond Johnson . Verse 1: . Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Chorus 1: .
