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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. 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. Facing the rising sun of our new day ...
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 loud as the rolling sea. Sing a ...
Sep 7, 2013 · Many people are surprised to learn that "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was first written as a poem. Created by James Weldon Johnson, it was performed for the first time by 500 school children in ...
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James Weldon Johnson, born in Florida in 1871, was a national organizer for the NAACP and an author of poetry and nonfiction. Perhaps best known for the song "Lift Every Voice and SIng," he also wrote several poetry collections and novels, often exploring racial identity and the African American folk tradition.
"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 the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
- Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
- J. Rosamond Johnson, 1900
- James Weldon Johnson, 1900
James Weldon Johnson and his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, who wrote the lyrics and music to Lift Every Voice and Sing. “A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln's birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song to be sung at the exercise. I wrote the words and he wrote the ...
6 days ago · Lift Every Voice and Sing, hymn composed by the American writer and activist James Weldon Johnson and his younger brother, John Rosamond Johnson. Since it was first performed in 1900, it has come to be widely regarded as the Black American national anthem. Drawing on the tradition of Black
