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Feb 7, 2022 · ‘Til now we stand at last. Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years. God of our silent tears. Thou who has brought us thus far on the way. Thou who has by Thy might....
e. " 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 ...
Sep 7, 2013 · Today “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is one of the most cherished songs of the African American Civil Rights Movement and is often referred to as the Black National Anthem. Read the lyrics...
Sep 10, 2020 · Lyrics. Listen to 'Lift Every Voice' as performed by the famed Morehouse College Glee Club at the historically Black college's commencement ceremony in 2019. Select a highlighted lyric for...
Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod. Bitter the chast’ning rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat. Have not our weary feet. Come to the...
Apr 24, 2024 · 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.
Feb 13, 2022 · The Black National Anthem (1900) Words: James Weldon Johnson. Music: John Rosamond Johnson. 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.
